Cocktails
Shimla Craft Gin and Shimla Spiced Rum are ideal for making exciting cocktails
with Shimla Craft Gin
Gin and Tonic
Ingredients
1/3 Shimla Gin
2/3 Schweppes Tonic Water
Lots of ice
This ratio is because Shimla Gin has an intense bouquet; more and the flavour becomes unbalanced.
How to prepare the cocktail
We have to start with a G&T, as this was first made by British soldiers in India, perfected in Shimla, then brought back to England. It’s our ‘back story’! Put plenty of ice in the glass. Pour in Shimla Gin, then the Tonic Water. Stir gently. Ideally, garnish with a slice of pink grapefruit, as that is one of the botanicals in Shimla Gin.
Cocktail Argentina
Ingredients
25 ml Shimla Gin
25 ml Dry Martini
25 ml Cointreau
3 dashes of Orange bitters
Lots of ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Argentina’s answer to the Brasilian caipirinha. Put plenty of ice into the mixing glass. Pour in Shimla Gin, Dry Martini and Cointreau, then wrap it up with dashes of bitters. Stir vigorously, then single strain into a rocks glass. Rim the glass with thick wedge of fresh lime, then garnish with a lime wheel.
Negroni Suave
Ingredients
1/3 Shimla Gin
1/3 Martini Rosso
1/3 Campari
1-2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Lots of ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Put plenty of ice in the glass first (you decide how big the glass is). Pour in Shimla Gin, Martini Rosso, Campari and wrap it up with the Angostura. Stir gently. Garnish with a slice of flame burned orange, Milanese style.
Shimla Bramble
Ingredients
50 ml Shimla Gin
25 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup
5 ml Crème de Cassis
5-6 fresh large brambles
Fresh lemon wedge
Lots of crushed ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Muddle the brambles in a rocks glass. Add Shimla gin, the lemon juice juice and sugar syrup to a shaker, then shake really well. Add the crushed ice to the muddled bramble, single strain the gin etc from the shaker into the glass and top with the Crème de Cassis. Garnish with the lemon wedge.
Shimla Fraise
Ingredients
50 ml Shimla Gin
25 ml fresh lemon juice
10 ml sugar syrup
5 ml Crème de Cassis
4 fresh large strawberries
Fresh lemon wedge
Lots of crushed ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Muddle the strawberries in a rocks glass. Add Shimla Gin, the lemon juice and sugar syrup to a shaker, then shake really well. Add the crushed ice to the muddled strawberries, single strain the gin etc from the shaker into the glass and top with the Crème de Cassis. Garnish with the lemon wedge.
Shimla Julep
Ingredients
50 ml Shimla Gin
100 ml Ginger Beer
Fresh lime juice
8 fresh mint leaves
3 thick fresh lime wedges
Lots of crushed ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Clap the mint leaves, put them into the glass, then put in the lime wedges and muddle. Add Shimla Gin, squeeze in the lime juice and stir together with bar spoon. Add the crushed ice, and top with the ginger beer. Garnish with one sprig of mint and a thick lime wheel.
with Shimla Spiced Rum
Rum and Coke
Ingredients
1/3 Shimla Spiced Rum
2/3 Premium Cola
Fresh orange or lime slices
Lots of ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Drop in a good number of ice cubes, add the Shimla Spiced Rum and premium coke (Diet Coke and Coke Zero also good), topping off with the orange or lime slices. Quick twizzle and serve.
Rum and Ginger Ale
Ingredients
1/3 Shimla Spiced Rum
2/3 Premium Ginger Ale
Fresh lemon or lime slices
Lots of ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Drop in a good number of ice cubes, add the Shimla Spiced Rum and premium ginger ale, topping off with the lime or lemon slices. Quick twizzle and serve.
Rum and Ginger Beer
Ingredients
1/3 Shimla Spiced Rum
2/3 Premium Ginger Beer
Fresh lemon or lime slices
Lots of ice
How to prepare the cocktail
Drop in a good number of ice cubes, add the Shimla Spiced Rum and premium ginger beer, topping off with the lime or lemon slices. Quick twizzle and serve.