Arboretum Cocktails
Arboretum Gimlet
By Animus Distillery
60ml Arboretum Gin
30ml Fresh lime juice
15ml Sugar syrup
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake to chill.
Strain and pour into a coupette and garnish with a twist of lime.
A well loved classic cocktail with a savoury edge.
For a unique twist, try our Kaffir Lime Gimlet. Julienne three kaffir lime leaves and steep them in a bottle of Arboretum Gin for 24 hours. This cocktail is sure to keep you free from scurvy.
Recipe created by Lewis Halls & Sarah Harrison of BAD FRANKIE
Arboretum Thymelet
By Bad Frankie
45ml Arboretum Gin
30ml Lemon Juice
20ml Sugar syrup
Red capsicum slice
Sprig of thyme
Shake and fine strain into tall glass. fill with ice and top with soda
Garnish with red capsicum slice and sprig of thyme.
Recipe created by Dan Scott of PANAMA DINING ROOM
Drunken Mermaid
By Panama Dining Room
45ml Arboretum Gin
30ml Lemon Juice
10ml Grapefruit Rosemary Shrub
15ml Sugar syrup
Rosemary Shrub: Equal parts sugar, grapefruit juice and Red Wine vinegar, cook on medium heat for 10 minutes with 5 rosemary sprigs and half a Grapefruit skin/zest. Leave to infuse overnight in a cool place before straining through a fine strainer.
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a highball glass and top with soda, dehydrated grapefruit and a rosemary garnish.
Red Snapper
45ml Arboretum Gin
Tomato juice
Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco sauce
Cracked black pepper
Combine the Animus Arboretum gin and tomato juice in a large tumbler over ice. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and cracked black pepper to taste. With all the botanicals in Arboretum gin, along with the traditional garnish of a celery stalk, this drink is practically salad - so feel free to go to town with other garnishes that complement the bold flavours in this drink