COCKTAIL RECIPES
Experience the full flavour of our barrel finished gin, Campfire Cask Aged, by serving it neat over ice – taste the citrus and piney juniper softened by vanilla, caramel and soft fruity notes. Our recommended before dinner drinks featuring Campfire Cask Aged Gin are the Ember Negroni and a Gin and It meets a Manhattan – the Fireside Manhattan. Both are simple, easy to make classic gin cocktails that can be batch-made in advance of your dinner party.
A more complex gin cocktail in both flavour and ingredients is The Tally Man as created by bartender Ryan Puckett. We’ve adapted the original recipe slightly to use Campfire Cask Aged Gin and Bitter Union Lemon, Hop & Herb Bitters which when combined with banana liqueur where the bananas are soaked in brandy, dark crème de cacao and a glass rinse of absinthe makes just the best gin cocktail!
CC’s MAGNIFICENT MACHINE
History
Created for our From The Garden distillery cocktail demo – an event with Campfire Gin cocktails featuring vegetables, fruits and herbs! For CC’s Magnificent Machine cocktail we’ve sweetcorn infused our Campfire Cask Aged Gin adding sweetness, butteriness and a smooth mouthfeel, combined with the sugar sweet and salty notes of the syrup the result is like salted caramel in a glass! And who is CC you ask? Well, we’ve named this gin cocktail after Charles Cretor the inventor of the popcorn machine!
For the gin
150ml Campfire Cask Aged Gin
75g Fresh or frozen sweetcorn kernels
Defrost sweetcorn and pat dry to remove excess water. Roast on a baking tray until golden brown then allow to cool. Add the corn to the Campfire Cask Aged Gin and muddle to break up the corn. Leave in the fridge for 24 hours. Run through a mesh strainer then a coffee filter paper or fine cheesecloth.
For the syrup
25g Sugar
2g Salt
50ml Water
Add sugar, salt and water to a pan and heat until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Remove from heat and transfer to a sterile jar.
To make
Add 50ml of corn infused Campfire Cask Aged Gin, 50ml syrup and three cubes of ice to a cocktail can. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds and strain into a pre-chilled coupe glass. Garnish with popcorn – sweet, salty or both!