7 Creative Cocktail Recipes from the Angus Glens

Hearing from the experts at Angus-based Gin Bothy, here are 7 excellent tipples to try your hand at making this month.

Shaker and ice at the ready, an excellent, fruity number is up first.

1. Blueberry Bramble

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A bit of a showstopper.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Original Gin – 50 ml
• Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice – 20 ml
• Sugar Syrup – 15 ml
• Tonic Water (try Pomegranate & Basil or Cucumber & Watermelon)
• Drizzle of Gin Bothy Blueberry Liqueur
• Fresh Blueberries

Method

1 Mix with tonic in a Boston shaker with ice.

2 Pour into a glass and drizzle with the Gin Bothy Blueberry Liqueur.

3 Add four blueberries to a cocktail stick and over the glass to garnish.

2. Stirrup Cup Classic

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Enjoy some of the finest Scottish flavours.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Stirrup Cup Gin – 50 ml
• Sparkling Apple Juice
• Bob’s Bitters Lavender – a few drops
• Apple or Fresh Gorse Flowers

Method

1 Add ice to a long serve glass.

2 Pour over the Gin Bothy Stirrup Cup Gin.

3 Add the sparkling apple juice.

4 Add a couple of drops of Bob’s Bitters Lavender.

5 Garnish with an apple fan or fresh gorse flowers.

3. Thai Chilli Mojito

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Add some wonderful flavour and finishing touches with chilli, mint leaves and coriander.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur – 50 ml
• Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice – 20 ml
• Aperol – 15 ml
• Tonic Water
• Mint Leaves, Coriander Leaves and Chilli Slices

Method

1 Add the mint leaves, coriander and chilli slices to a highball glass.

2 Add the Gin Bothy Liqueur, Aperol and lime juice, muddle together.

3 Add crushed ice, stir with a long stirrer and top up with tonic water.

4 Garnish with a little chilli, mint leaves and coriander.

4. Rhubarb Mule

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Perfect for the closing chapters of a memorable meal.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Rhubarb Liqueur – 35 ml
• Ginger Beer
• Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
• Cinnamon Stick

1 Gin Bothy Rhubarb Liqueur to a glass with crushed ice.

2 Top up with ginger beer.

3 Finish with a squeeze of lime.

4 Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

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5. Bothy Spice

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A dark chocolate straw or a Mint Matchmaker adds some ‘wow factor’.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur – 35 ml
• Tonic Water or Lemonade
• Dark Chocolate Straw or Mint Matchmaker
• A Sprig of Fresh Mint and Fresh Chilli

Method

1 Add the Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur to a glass with crushed ice.

2 Top up with tonic or lemonade.

3 Add a dark chocolate straw or Mint Matchmaker.

4 Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and slice of chilli

6. Amaretto Sour

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A cracking cocktail combination.

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Amaretto Liqueur – 50 ml
• Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice – 25 ml
• Sugar Syrup – 15 ml
• Egg White – Half an egg’s worth
• Honeycomb

Method

1 Pour the Amaretto into a shaker with lemon juice, sugar syrup and ice.

2 Strain through a hawthorn strainer into a coupette glass.

3 Add the egg white to the shaker and dry shake.

4 Double strain to remove the bubbles and grate honeycomb on top.

7. Raspberry Fizz

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Excellent when paired with a delicious dessert!

Ingredients

• Gin Bothy Raspberry Liqueur – 35 ml (or double up if you want an extra fruity gin fizz!)
• Prosecco or Champagne
• Fresh Raspberries
• A Sprig of Fresh Mint

Method

1 Add the Gin Bothy Raspberry Liqueur to a Champagne flute glass.

2 Top up with Prosecco or Champagne.

3 Add fresh raspberries.

4 Garnish with a sprig of mint.

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