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The festive season has finally arrived and Flowstone Gin is in the sharing spirit!
The air is abuzz with childlike excitement as we enter the holiday season – there are presents to buy and decorations to be put up. But not only is it festive season, it is also officially summer! And with that in mind, Flowstone Gin is sharing four delicious and refreshing recipes, one for each of their varietals, to enjoy during this jolly time.
So, whether you are with family or friends, share a cocktail this holidays!
Income Tax
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ shots Flowstone Marula Gin
- ¾ shot Martini Extra dry vermouth
- ¾ Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
- 1 shot orange juice freshly squeezed
- 2 dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters
- Orange slice to garnish.
Method:
Shake together the gin, fresh lemon juice, syrup, and egg white in a cocktail shaker without ice first (this lets the protein in the egg begin to form foam, instead of being diluted by the ice). Then add ice and shake again (this cools the drink and strengthens the foam). Strain it into a glass and you’ll get a thick, white frothy layer. Gar
Aviation
Ingredients:
- 100ml Flowstone Bushwillow Gin
- 50ml maraschino liqueur
- 25ml crème de violette
- 50ml lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- Brandied cherry
Method:
Add the gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violette and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry.
Strawberry Smash
Ingredients:
- 50ml Flowstone Wild Cucumber Gin
- 5Â ripe strawberries, leafy ends removed
- 5Â fresh basil leaves
- 1Â medium lemon, juiced (plus more for garnish)
- Drizzle honey
- Club soda
Method:
In a mixing glass, thoroughly muddle strawberries with the basil. Squeeze in the juice of one lemon and a drizzle of honey. Stir in the gin. Fill a glass with ice and pour your mixture into the glass. Top it off with pink tonic. Mix by pouring the drink back into your mixing glass, and then into your drinking glass. Garnish with strawberries.
White Russian
Ingredients:
- 60ml Flowstone Snuffbox Gin
- 30ml Kahlúa
- Splash of heavy cream
- Cinnamon stick to garnish
Method
Add the gin and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice. Top with the heavy cream and stir. Add a cinnamon stick to garnish.
But wait, the sharing doesn’t end there! In the spirit of Christmas, Flowstone Gin is running a 12-days-of-Christmas competition on Instagram, from the 07th until the 18th of December. Every day there will be a new and exciting prize to be won, and you could be the lucky winner. So, make sure not to miss out, follow along on Flowstone Gin’s Instagram @flowstonegin, and stand a chance to win a fabulous festive prize!
Buy the Flowstone range of gin online at www.flowstone.co.za as well as Makro and Takealot. To connect with Flowstone, visit Facebook at @FlowstoneGin and Instagram @flowstonegin.
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