Summer months lends itself well to lemons and gin. Add in some basil, and you have the rather refreshing Basil Gin Smash. Trust me this is a drink that doesn't sound like it will work, but really does. Refreshing and slightly sour all in one gin infused drink. Ingredients: 2 shots of gin - I
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Fie’s Friday | Pimm’s Ginger Gin Cup
If there is one drink that will always make me think of uni, it is without question Pimm's. After exams, many a summer nights were spent drinking copious amounts of Pimm's. This is a Pimm's Ginger Gin Cup, a slightly more sophisticated take on the classic lemonade version. You start by chopping all your ingredients,
Fie’s Friday | Bramble
Summer cocktails, should be short and sweet. The ideal candidate being the classic Bramble. Originating from the 1980s, it's the definition of a classic cocktail, created by Dick Bradsell. I love the simple ingredients list of a Bramble, with a few bits of fresh fruit. I will always have gin and sugar syrup and Creme
Fie’s Friday | Gin Berry Juice
So once you have bought a new gin and tried it in the purest form, aka a G&T. The next and most obvious step is to create it as part of a cocktail, introducing the Gin Berry juice, with Glaswegin. The recipe was coped from the serving suggestions on Glaswegin's website. It tasted like
Fie’s Friday | Mojito
A,B,C, easy as 1,2,3. Or in this case: sugar, limes, mint, some Bacardi rum and soda water, to make a mojito. Add first three ingredients. Let out all the anger by muddling. Add ice, add rum, add more ice. Top with soda water. Job done. No seriously, that is all that is needed for the