MIXOLOGY
Griffiths Brothers gin is a must for mixologists and cocktail aficionados. Here’s a shortlist of our favourite serves, but we’re keen to encourage experimentation. Let us know how you get on.
Griffiths Brothers Original Signature G&T
A classic, enjoyed anytime.
50ml chilled Griffiths Brothers Original Gin
Fever-Tree Mediterranean Tonic to taste
Large ice cubes
Garnish with a healthy slice of orange peel and a fresh bay leaf with the edges trimmed to release the flavour.
Griffiths Brothers Original Cucumber G&T
Our favourite summer serve.
50ml chilled Griffiths Brothers Original Gin
Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic to taste
Large ice
Garnish with thinly sliced cucumber (use a potato peeler) coiled around the inside of the glass.
Griffiths Brothers Export (No2)
Signature G&T
The G&T taken to another level.
50ml of chilled Griffiths Brothers Export Gin (No2)
Fever-Tree Indian Tonic to taste
Large ice cubes
Garnish with a large slice of pink grapefruit peel and an aromatic sprig of thyme.
Rhubarb Martini
What grows together, goes together. In this Martini, the rhubarb blends perfectly with the herbaceous fennel note of our Export Gin (No2).
60ml Griffiths Brothers Export Gin (No2)
60ml rhubarb syrup (2.5 sticks of rhubarb simmered with 1:1 cups sugar/water then blended)
7.5ml lemon juice
15ml dry vermouth
A few drops of Boker’s Bitters
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a trimmed rhubarb baton and a fresh fennel sprig.
MARTINEZ
This is the modern interpretation of this classic after-dinner cocktail that’s known as the Father of the Martini.
50ml Griffiths Brothers Original Gin
20ml sweet vermouth
10ml dry vermouth
5ml Maraschino Liqueur
1 dash of Boker’s Bitters
Stir in a cocktail shaker with ice then strain. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.
NEGRONI
The perfect pre-dinner drink, never has a cocktail inspired so many variants and love it or hate it reputation.
1 part Griffiths Brothers Original Gin
1 part sweet vermouth (we recommend Byrrh)
1 part bitter aperitivo (we recommend Bruto Americano)
Large ice cubes
Stir ingredients together in the glass with ice and garnish with an orange twist.
Bramble
This beautifully balanced cocktail was created by Dick Bradsell in the 1980s.
60ml Griffiths Brothers Export Gin (No2)
30ml lemon juice
15ml Crème de Mure
15ml sugar syrup
Mix in the glass with crushed ice and pour a little more Crème de Mure over the top.
Garnish with three blackberries.
Cuba libre
The Cuba Libre was born out of the Cuban War of Independence and helped spark the golden age of cocktails.
50ml Nine Tails Cask-Aged Rum
5ml Lime juice
120ml Cola
1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters
Stir ingredients into an ice-filled glass.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
SPENCER COCKTAIL
This is our own take on the adapted version in Harry Craddock's 1930 Cocktail book.
50ml Griffiths Brothers Autumn Special Gin
50ml Freshly squeezed orange juice
25ml De Kuyper Apricot Brandy
1 dash of Angostura aromatic bitters
Shake ingredients with ice and pour in to a coup glass.
Garnish with one or two Luxardo Maraschino.
WELL OILED MAI TAI
Adapted from a drink created by Craig Toone at Kuckoo Boutique Bar.
60ml Nine Tails Black Spiced Rum
7.5ml Falernum liqueur
22.5ml Freshly squeezed lime juice
15ml Orgeat syrup
2 dash of Angostura aromatic bitters
Stir ingredients in to an old fashioned ice-filled glass.
Garnish with half a lime, a chunk of pineapple and half a Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Vespa DRY Martini
Invented by author Ian Fleming and featured in the 1953 James Bond novel Casino Royal.
60ml Griffiths Brothers Export Gin (No2)
20ml Griffiths Brothers Vodka
10ml Asterley Bros. Schofield's Dry Vermouth
Add all the ingredients to the shaker. This is definitely shaken not stirred into a martini glass!
Garnish with a lemon twist.