COCKTAIL RECIPES

Old Tom style gins are the original cocktail gin. Fragrant and lightly spiced with a hint of roasted barley sweetness Campfire Old Tom Gin is a gin for all seasons.

In spring try the Square Pear – a combination of aromatic bitters, pear cider and gin. In summer it just has to be a long, cool gin mint julep – gin, lots of crushed ice, sweetness, refreshing mint and a straw for slow sipping whiling away a hot afternoon lazing in a hammock.

For warm autumnal days and colder evenings our twist on the classic Tom Sawyer, an Old Tom Sawyer, uses 21 dashes of Bitter Union No 1 Aromatic Bitters and 7 dashes of Spiced Orange Bitters plus fresh squeezed lime juice for a citrus kick! Heading on in to winter cosy up with a La Casa Sagrada – the combination of ginger syrup and sherry complement Campfire Old Tom Gin’s juniper and spice notes.

Campfire Old Tom Gin Balsamic & Cherry Shrub cocktail recipe

BALSAMIC & CHERRY SHRUB

 For the shrub
400gms Cherries (stoned)
420gms Light brown muscovado sugar
10 Black peppercorns (cracked)
225ml Balsamic vinegar

Add cherries, sugar and peppercorns to a bowl and mix well. Cover and put in the fridge for 24 hours. Strain and add vinegar to taste.

To make (serves 2)
75ml Campfire Old Tom Gin
100ml Indian tonic
25ml Balsamic & cherry shrub
Ice
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Add shrub and gin to a shaker filled with ice. Stir, strain into glass, add tonic and cherry and more ice if you like a long tall drink.