Festive ways to drink gin. Credit: LexnGer, Flickr
Holiday cocktails can add festivity and fun to any holiday gathering. And with its juniper and botanical flavorings, gin makes for a great base to a variety of holiday themed drinks. For recipe ideas, Bombay Sapphire offers up ideas that will get you from Christmas to New Years Eve with festive gin buzz.
Bombay Sapphire Velvet Stocking
1 part BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Gin
½ part Velvet Falernum Liqueur
1½ parts Blood Orange Juice
¼ part Lemon Juice
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Shake all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass
and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Bombay Sapphire 2010
1 part BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Gin
½ part St. Germain
2 parts Grapefruit Juice
¼ part Simple Syrup
¼ part Lime Juice
Garnish: Lime Wedge
Add all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice
and stir.
Bombay Sapphire Winter Flower
¾ part BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Gin
½ part Fresh Lemon Juice
½ part Simple Syrup
2-3 parts Champagne
Drizzle of Wild Hibiscus Syrup
Garnish: Wild Hibiscus Flower
Shake the first four ingredients with ice and strain
into a champagne flute. Garnish with an edible wild
hibiscus flower and top with chilled champagne.
