In celebration of World Gin Day on June 10, we’ve selected our picks of Edinburgh Gins, from Swiftys, including a collection of cocktail recipes for you to get you into the spirit of things.
Born in 2010, Edinburgh Gin is distilled in the heart and harbour of Scotland’s capital city. Taking inspiration from the wonder-filled city that is their name sake – a captivating city of contrasts and harmony that blends historic tradition with contemporary creativity, city pride with world citizenship, nature and the urban environment. Beginning with the Classic, a world class London Dry, which became the foundation for a series of expressions that led the flavoured gin revolution. Today, Edinburgh Gin’s suite of beautifully crafted and naturally flavoured gins spans London Dry’s, Gin Liqueurs, Flavoured Gins and Ready To Drink serves. Together they represent one of the most varied and vibrant range of gins in the world.
EDINBURGH GIN AND TONIC The zesty notes of the classic gin complemented by a garnish of fresh orange peel.
Ingredients: 50ml Edinburgh Gin 50ml of a good quality tonic water Orange peel to garnish Method: Add ice to a glass Pour the gin over ice and add tonic Garnish with an orange peel twist
EDINBURGH GIN’s SEASIDE GIN AND TONIC The briny botanicals of Seaside Gin are the perfect match for aromatic thyme and zesty grapefruit, in our take on the timeless G&T.
Ingredients: 50ml Edinburgh Gin’s Seaside Gin 50ml of a good quality tonic water Garnish with samphire and a grapefruit twist Method: Add ice to a glass Pour the gin over ice and add tonic Garnish with samphire and a grapefruit twist
CANNONBALL NEGRONI Edinburgh Cannonball Gin is a gin that lives up to its evocative name. Bottled at 57.2% abv, 100% proof. This higher alcohol content allows distillers to add more botanicals, strong in both alcohol and flavour.
Ingredients: 25ml Edinburgh Cannonball Gin 25ml Campari 25ml Martini Rosso Orange peel Method: Add ice to a rocks glass. Add ingredients, and stir with a bar spoon until well mixed. Garnish with an orange peel.
EDINBURGH GIN RHUBARB & GINGER G&T
Edinburgh’s Master Distiller has taken great care to get Rhubarb & Ginger Gin just right. Beautifully balanced and crafted, warm spiciness, tangy sweetness, more juniper and more gin. This Rhubarb & Ginger Gin may be inspired by their Liqueur, a true original – but is distinctive in its own right. Ingredients: 50 ml Edinburgh Rhubarb & Ginger Gin Mediterranean tonic Kaffir lime leaf and lemon or rhubarb twist to garnish Method: Pour the gin into a glass filled with cubed ice. Top up with tonic water and garnish with kaffir lime leaf and lemon.
SICILIAN SPRITZ Inspired by the Sicilian sun-drenched lemon groves and the perfumed scent of jasmine flowers in the height of bloom. This gin is ideal for longer days – a captivatingly fresh and crisp gin.
Ingredients: 25ml Edinburgh Lemon & Jasmine Gin 25ml Limoncello 12.5ml lemon juice 2 sprigs of fresh thyme Sweet lemonade to top up Method” Add the gin, Limoncello, and lemon juice into a shaker. Add a sprig of fresh thyme and muddle together. Add ice and shake. Fine strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top up with sweet lemonade. Garnish with a sprig of thyme.
