Gin Sour Food

GIN-GRAPEFRUIT SOUR

Steps:

• Stir the gin, grapefruit juice, lemon juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass; top with grapefruit seltzer. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

GRAPEFRUIT GIN SOUR MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients except the ice into a cocktail shaker or a large jam jar with a good seal. Shake well to combine.
• Add a handful of ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds or until the sides of the shaker feel cold. Strain into tumblers with more ice, or into coupe glasses, without ice. Serve with a grapefruit twist garnish.

BRAMBLE

Steps:

• Shake the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker with a good handful of ice cubes then strain into a rocks glass full of crushed ice. Drizzle the crème de mure over the top so it 'bleeds' into the drink. Garnish with the lemon slice and blackberry, if using.3 TWISTSFresh fruit brambleThis drink is one to make when the hedgerows are groaning with ripe fruit. Start by muddling 6 blackberries in a rocks glass. Add 50ml gin, 25ml lemon juice, 25ml sugar syrup and fill the glass two thirds full with crushed ice. Mix with a long-handled spoon. Top with more crushed ice, a garnish and paper straws.Bramble royaleGo glam with your bramble by adding a splash of champagne to the mix. Just make the drink as normal but reduce the amount of crushed ice by about a third to leave room for the fizz. Then top with 25-50ml of champagne, mix gently, add a bit more crushed ice, garnish and serve.Peach sourThe classic 'sour' formula that the bramble sticks to is easy to adapt by switching out the liqueur. Try 12.5ml of crème de peche instead of crème de mure - it might not look quite as eye-catching as the bloodshot bramble but it will taste just as delicious.