Subscribe to RSSGin and summer are an ideal pair, so we decided to share some “gintastic” recipes from Bombay Sapphire in order to help give you a little greater appreciation for the spirit. They are all bright and refreshing, which makes them perfect for the warm evenings to come.
SAPPHIRE® Collins
2 parts BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Gin
1 part fresh lemon juice
¾ part simple syrup*
Club soda
Pour first three ingredients into a Collins glass with ice and stir well. Add more ice and top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
*Simple syrup:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup of water
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.
Gin & Tonic Reimagined
1 ½ oz Bombay Sapphire East Gin
3 oz Fevertree tonic
Lime wedge OR different garnish (lemongrass, juniper, coriander, cassia bark, etc)
Press lemongrass stem and lime wedge into base of glass. Fill with ice and build.
Sapphire Ultimate Martini
1 ½ part Bombay Sapphire gin
A whisper of Martini & Rossi vermouth
Chill chose Martini Glass. Fill the glass half of the shaker with ice, coat the inside of the glass shaker with vermouth, discard the ice and vermouth and refill with ice, pour in Bombay Sapphire holding the base of glass shaker, stir, pour into a martini glass. Garnish with an olive or twist.
