Rare and Rarest Dry Gin Drinks
How much can just one change in ingredient change our Rare Dry Gin? A lot it turns out.
Our original Rare Dry Gin is made with nine signature botanicals, plus fresh organic oranges that we slice in half and steam in the botanical basket. And its those fresh oranges that make Rare Dry Gin so special, aromatic and downright delicious.
So what happens when we switch our trademark oranges for tangy cumquats or fresh green bergamot? We end up with two distinctively different but equally delicious variations on the original, named Rarer Dry Gin and Rarest Dry Gin (these are scarce citrus, highly seasonal and in very limited supply). Serve them in a fresh take on a timeless G&T or mix them up in a classic gin cocktail with a twist.
RARER HIGHBALL
INGREDIENTS:
• 50mL Rarer Dry Gin
• 100mL mandarin soda
• Mandarin
METHOD
- Build in a highball over ice
- Garnish with mandarin segments
CUMQUAT GIMLET
INGREDIENTS:
• 50mL Rarer Dry Gin
• 20mL cumquat cordial
• Juice of half a lime
• 1 bar spoon caster sugar
• Lime
METHOD
- Dissolve caster sugar into all other ingredients in the base of a cocktail shaker
- Shake and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- Garnish with a lime wedge
RAREST DRY G&T
INGREDIENTS:
• 45mL Rarest Dry Gin
• 100mL Fever-Tree Refreshingly Light Indian Tonic
METHOD
• Add Rarest Dry Gin and tonic to a rocks glass with lots of ice
• Garnish with an orange crescent or blood orange (when it’s in season)
FIFTY SHADES OF EARL GREY
INGREDIENTS:
• 45mL Rarest Dry Gin
• 20mL Fresh lemon juice
• 10mL Amaro Montenegro
• 10mL Earl Grey Tea, brewed + chilled
• 10mL sugar syrup [1:1]
METHOD
• Build ingredients in a carafe over ice and stir together
• Serve up