2019 #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions – Hendrick’s Gin

THE HENDRICK’S GIN SEASONAL SERVES

HENDRICK’S GIN & TONIC   

• 50mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 150mL tonic water
• 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber

Combine all ingredients in a highball filled with cubed ice. Lightly stir and serve.  Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber.

HENDRICK’S GIN BUCK

• 50mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 15mL lemon juice
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Top with ginger ale
• 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber
• 1 lemon twist

Combine all ingredients in a highball filled with cubed ice. Lightly stir and serve.  Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber and a lemon twist.

HENDRICK’S ORCHARD COLLINS

• 50mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 25mL lemon juice
• 25mL cider
• Top with ginger beer
• 3 slices of apple
• Cucumber rose

Combine all ingredients in a highball filled with cubed ice. Lightly stir and serve.  Garnish with a cucumber rose and 3 slices of apple.

HENDRICK’S FRENCH 75

• 30mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 10mL sugar syrup
• 10mL lemon juice
• Top with champagne

Add gin, sugar and lemon to a cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake well and fine strain into a flute. Top with sparkling wine.

HENDRICK’S CRANBERRY FIZZ

• 30mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 50mL cranberry juice
• Top with sparkling wine

Build in a highball with ice, stir and garnish with cucumber slices, mint and cranberries.

HENDRICK’S MARTINEZ

• 40mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 25mL Sweet Vermouth
• 5mL Maraschino Liqueur
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• Orange zest

Stir all ingredients over ice in a glass.  Strain into a martini glass.  Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange zest.

HENDRICK’S CLOVER CLUB

• 50mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 25mL lemon juice
• 20mL raspberry syrup
• 1 egg white

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.  Add ice, shake very well and fine strain into a cocktail glass.

HENDRICK’S HOT GIN OLD FASHIONED

• 50mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 10mL sugar syrup
• 3 dash orange bitters
• 50mL boiling water with a twist of orange

Gently heat first 3 ingredients in a pan. Add 50mL boiling water.   Serve in a tankard or teacup and garnish with an orange twist.

HENDRICK’S HOT SPICED APPLE (SERVES 4)

• 150mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 750mL apple juice 
• 2 cloves
• 2 crushed cardamom
• 2 star anise
• Juniper berries
• Peel of 1 orange
• Some grated nutmeg

Simmer the apple juice with spices in a pan. Add Hendrick’s Gin in a tankard or teacup, and garnish with 3 slices of apple and a dusting of nutmeg.

MR MICAWBER’S HOT GIN PUNCH COCKTAIL RECIPE

• 400mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 400mL Madeira Wine
• 2 teaspoons of brown gugar
• 6 large lemon and orange twists
• 1 small slice of orange
• 1 fresh pineapple
• 4 teaspoons of honey

Combine all of the ingredients in a small pot and simmer gently for 30 minutes.  Pour into a teapot and serve hot in teacups with some gingerbread on the side.

HENDRICK’S TIPPLING TEA

• 60mL Hendrick’s Gin
• 40mL bergamot & chamomile cordial*
• 7mL lemon juice
• 7mL lemon grass syrup
• 15mL cucumber juice
• 1 bar spoon fresh ginger juice

In a mixing glass, add all of the ingredients and gently shake.  Strain into a champagne coupe and float a cucumber wheel into the drink, rub the rim with fresh sage and place leaf onto the cucumber slice, then top the cocktail with a touch of cracked pepper.

*1 part bergamot syrup, 1 part chamomile syrup, 1 part strongly brewed tea.

Distilled and bottled in Scotland, Hendrick’s Gin is infused with the curious, yet marvellous duet of rose and cucumber. Detectibly supported by no less than 11 of the finest botanicals from the four corners of the world (if the world had corners), Hendrick’s Gin blends easily with a variety of tonics, sodas, juices and more to create exceptional cocktails.

For more information regarding Hendrick’s Gin in Canada, please visit the online press room at hendricksgin.alchemystsinc.com.

To learn more about the whimsical world of Hendrick’s Gin globally, please visit www.hendricksgin.com.