Singapore Sling

The Singapore Sling, surprisingly enough, originated in Singapore, at a bar called the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel. It’s not a world famous cocktail and to mix your own you will require the following ingredients: -

* One large shot (50ml) of gin
* One tablespoon of Benedictine
* One tablespoon of cherry brandy
* 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
* One tablespoon of sugar syrup
* Soda water
* A twist of lemon

Add the shot of gin, the benedictine, the cherry brandy, lemonjuice and sugar syrup to a shaker 1/2 filled with ice and shake well. Strain the cocktail into an ice-filled sling glass, top up the glass with soda water and finish with a twist of lemon.

Singapore Sling

Pink Gin

The pink gin is a very traditional cocktail, which has been around since the early 20th century. Very straight forward to mix too, you’ll need the following ingredients: -

* One large shot (50ml) of gin
* Angostura bitter

Rinse a clean martini glass with Angostura bitter and then simply add the large shot of gin. Easy!

Pink Gin

The Bramble Cocktail

The Bramble was invented by bartender supreme Dick Bradsell and is a popular gin cocktail. To make a bramble cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients.

* 50ml (one large shot) of gin
* 25ml fresh lime juice
* 1/2 shot sugar syrup
* 2 Blackberries
* One shot creme de mure

Start by shaking the gin, the shot of fresh limejuice and the 1/2 shot of sugar syrup in a shaker half-filled with ice. Once you’ve shaken it all together, strain the contents into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice and pour a small measure of creme de mure over the top. For the perfect garnish, try two blackberries on top!

Bramble cocktail

Martini

The martini is of course a classic cocktail, and was once described by Khrushchev as “America’s lethal weapon”. To make the perfect Martini you’ll need the following ingredients: -

* One large shot (50ml) of gin
* Dash of dry vermouth
* Lots of ice!
* An olive or twist of lemon skin

Start by filling a shaker or mixing glass half full with ice and add the splash of dry vermouth. Stir the ice and vermouth gently and then strain. Add more ice and the gin, stir gently with a bar spoon (20 revolutions is recommended) and then strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with either an olive or twist of lemon skin, depending on preference and enjoy!The classic cocktail, described by Khrushchev as “America’s lethal weapon”.

Martini

Negroni Cocktail

The Negroni is an Americano with gin added and gets its name from County Camillo Negromi, who decided that a standard Americano was not strong enough for him. To make a Negroni cocktail you’ll need the following ingredients: -

* One small shot (25ml) of Campari
* One small shot of gin
* One small shot of red vermouth
* Ice!
* Orange slice for garnish

Making the perfect Negroni is as simple as it gets… pour each of the shots into a rocks glass filled with ice, stir, add more ice and garnish with the orange slice. Easy!

Negroni cocktail

Caruso Cocktail

To mix the perfect Caruso cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients: -

* One large shot (50ml) of gin
* One tablespoon of dry vermouth
* One tablespoon of green creme de menthe

Add the large shot of gin, the dry vermouth and creme de menthe to a shaker half filled with ice. Stir well and strain the cocktail into a chilled cocktail glass.

Caruso cocktail

Alaska Cocktail

To mix your very own Alaska cocktail, you will require the following ingredients: -

* One large shot (50ml) of gin
* Two tablespoons of yellow Chartreuse
* Two dashes of orange bitter
* One cherry

Half fill a cocktail shaker with ince and add the gin, yellow Chartreuse and orange bitter. Shake well and strain the contents into a chilled martini glass. Finish off with a cherry on top for the perfect garnish.

Alaska cocktail

The Wibble

The Wibble cocktail gets it name as it will make you wobble… but you won’t fall over…. honest! To mix the perfect wibble coktail you will need the following ingredients: -

* One small shot (25ml) of gin
* One small shot of sloe gin
* One small shot of grapefruit juice
* 1/4 of a small shot of lemon juice
* 1/3 of a small shot of sugar syrup
* 1/3 of a small shot of creme de mure
* A twist of lemon

Add the gin, sloe gin, grapefruit huice, lemon juice, sugar syrup and creme de mure into a cocktail shaker 1/2 filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish the cocktail with a lemon twist and enjoy!

Distressed Damson

To mix your very own Distressed Damson cocktail, you will need the following ingredients: -

* One chopped fresh lime
* Blueberries
* One large shot (50ml) of damson gin

Mix together the chopped lime and blueberries in a rocks glass. Add the large shot of damson gin, stir well and top up the glass with some crushed ice. Enjoy!

Gin and Tonic

The gin and tonic is one of the most common cocktails in the world and also one of the simplest. For a cool, sharp gin and tonic you will need the following: -

* One large shot and a half of premium gin (75ml).
* One Lemon
* One Lime
* Cold tonic water.

For the perfect gin and tonic, use the following method. Fill a chilled Collins glass with ice and add the shot and a half of gin. Add a couple of slices each of lemon and lime and for an extra zine wipe another slice of lime around the rim of the glass. Top up to taste with ice cold tonic water. Enjoy!

Gin and Tonic