The summer's best gin recipes

In this sizzling scorcher of a summer there are lots of fun ways to cool down, but one of the best is undoubtedly with a cooling long drink with plenty of ice and of course a splash of gin. We have asked all the distillers who are joining us at A Splash of Gin on the Three Wine Men’s Christmas tour in Manchester, London and Cardiff to send us their favourite summer gin recipes. It has produced an abundance of different flavours and styles from old favourites to new taste experiences – and all mixed with our favourite tonics and mixers from Luscombe.

The traditional methods G&T…

The Classic G&T with Chapel Down Gin

Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour in 25ml Chapel Down Bacchus Gin, then add 125ml Luscombe Devon Tonic followed by 10ml of freshly squeezed lime juice. Garnish with lime wedges and sip splendidly.

A Like No Other Gin and Tonic from Brockmans Gin

Take a Copa Glass and fill to the brim with large ice-cubes. Use a barspoon to stir the ice and chill the glass. Strain off any water from the glass. Now add 50ml Brockmans Gin. Gently top with chilled Luscombe Devon Tonic Water, over a barspoon if necessary, to preserve as much of the effervescence as possible. Slowly stir to mix and allow the ice to chill everything. Finally, garnish with fresh blueberries and a twist of pink grapefruit peel. A squeeze of the peel over the glass will allow the fragrance of the oils to be released.

And for more taste explosions…

Rock Rose Garden Gin and Tonic

50ml of Rock Rose Gin Summer Edition
100ml of Luscombe Cucumber Tonic Water
Fresh borage flowers or if difficult to find use rose petals instead

Trevethan Gin Apple Martini

50ml Trevethan Honey Oak Gin
25ml Dry Vermouth served over I’ve with a few drops of Angostura bitters
Top up with Luscombe Mostly Devon Apple Juice
A slice of apple and a sprig of mint

Fill a tall glass with ice and add liquid. Stir until ice cold the strain into chilled martini glass. Take a slice of grapefruit peel and twist over drink to release the oils over drink.

Manchester Gin Aperol Spritz