Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in a mid-week drink with your favourite person and get over your hump-day blues together. If your partner and you would much prefer spending the evening having a cosy dinner at home over trying to get last-minute reservations, we have some advice for you that will elevate your date.
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Give your wine glasses a rest and channel your efforts into creating a fun and delicious cocktail to make your BAE feel extra special. Below, we’ve listed four gin cocktail recipes that will help you not only transform your night of love but also increase your appreciation for the spirit.
4 Gin Cocktail Recipes For Valentine’s Day
1. Clover Club
Ingredients
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- 50ml Hendrick’s Flora Adora
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- 20ml Raspberry Syrup
- 1 Egg White
Method:
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- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice, shake very well and fine strain into a cocktail glass.
2. Cucumber Gin Lemonade
Ingredients
- 50ml Hendrick’s Original Gin
- 20ml Lemon Juice
- 20ml Sugar Syrup
- Soda Water
- 3 slices of Cucumber
- 1 Lemon wheel
Method
- Combine all ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice.
- Lightly stir and garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber and a lemon wheel on the rim.
3. Good Ole’ G&T
Ingredients
- 50ml Hendrick’s Flora Adora
- 150ml Tonic Water
- 1 Cucumber slice
Method
- Combine all ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice.
- Lightly stir & top with tonic water.
- Garnish with a single cucumber round on the rim.
4. Wild Garden Cup
Ingredients
- 50ml Hendrick’s Flora Adora
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- 25ml Sugar Syrup
- Soda Water
- 4 Raspberries
- 6 Mint Leaves
- 3 Cucumber slices
Method:
- Fill your choice of glass with cubed ice.
- Add raspberry and mint to glass, then top it with the gin, lemon and simple syrup. Stir lightly to combine all ingredients.
- Top with soda, gently mix again and garnish with cucumber.