Cocktails

Arborist are featuring our Elderflower Soda Syrup in their Wellington On A Plate cocktail this year. They've kindly shared the recipe with us... Ingredients: 45mls Bond Store Kawakawa Gin 20mls Lemon Juice  20mls Sugar syrup  Handful of cucumber  8 mint leaves Six Barrel Elderflower Soda Syrup Soda Water Ice Method: Muddle cucumber, mint and lemon juice in Boston shaker Add gin, sugar syrup and ice, then shake Pour over ice in tall glass Top up with Six Barrel Elderflower soda (mixed 1 part syrup to 5 parts soda water) Garnish with mint and cucumber

Ingredients: 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp lemon zest 1 tsp grapefruit zest Ice Slice of fresh lemon 30mLs Blanco Tequila 30mLs fresh lime juice 30mLs Grapefruit Syrup Soda water Kafir Lime Leaf Method: Combine the sugar, salt, lemon and grapefruit zest in a saucer, then run a lemon wedge around the rim of the glass. Press your glass gently into the saucer to coat the rim of the glass. Then build your drink – fill your glass with ice, then add a slice of lemon, the tequila, lime juice, and Grapefruit Syrup. Top up with soda water...

The good people at Dragonfly in Wellington kindly shared their Gimlet Grenade recipe with us... Ingredients: 30mL Cherry & Pomegranate syrup 45ml Dragonfly gin 3 lime wedges Barspoon of chopped cucumber 6 mint leaves Method: Fill a coupe (or martini) glass with ice Muddle lime, cucumber and mint Add gin and Cherry & Pomegranate syrup Shake and double strain into glass Garnish with cucumber coin on a skewer 

Make this delicious summer cocktail with our Tropical Soda Syrup! Ingredients: 30mL Tropical Syrup 30mL Honest Spiced Rum or white rum Soda water Passionfruit pulp Fresh mint Method: Fill a tall glass with ice. Add 30mL rum, 30mL syrup, and top with soda water. Stir. Garnish with mint sprig, passionfruit pulp, and a paper umbrella.