The hot news this week is that Caorunn Gin is getting right into the Valentine’s Day spirit with a host of offers for gin lovers and well, just lovers. So forget cheesy chocolates and wilting red roses and celebrate in style with cocktails at some of the country’s best bars. These cocktails are available at £12 each.
Panda & Sons
At Edinburgh cocktail haunt the Caorunn special is the very delicious Grand Amour made with Caorunn, lemon juice, passionfruit compound, pink grapefruit, lavender bitters and sparkling wine. Each drink is served comes with a rose for the lady, and a personalised tag with the couples’ names on it. Lovely….
Panda & Sons, 79 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 4NF Tel: 0131 220 0443
Charlottes Bistro
At Charlotte’s Bistro in leafy Chiswick the Valentine’s choice is appropriately enough the Red Letter Day.
40ml Caorunn Gin
40ml orange juice
15ml lemon juice
15ml honey syrup
15ml Aperol
10ml beetroot juice
Charlottes Bistro 6 Turnham Green Terrace, London W4 1QP Tel: 020 8742 3590
Booly Mardy’s
Booly Mardy’s In Glasgow have come up with a ‘for him’ and ‘for her’ bespoke Caorunn cocktail that will be available over Friday/Saturday/Sunday.
‘For Him’
50ml Caorunn
15ml Yellow Chartreuse
50ml Pressed Apple
20ml Lemon juice
12.5ml elderflower cordial
Top with soda
Glass – sling
For Her’
50ml Caorunn
20ml Cocchi Americano Rosa
5ml Luxardo Maraschino
2 dashes Absinthe
25ml Lemon
12.5ml Raspberry and Thyme syrup
Egg white
Glass: coupette
Booly Mardys / Glasgow
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99 in Aberdeen have also created an amazing new Caorunn Valentines cocktail, ‘Tea for Two’, a sharing drink served in a teapot with two cups and saucers…
Tea for Two’
75ml Caorunn Gin
25ml Cointreau
25ml lemon juice
25ml vanilla gomme
100ml cold infused elderflower white tea
100ml apple juice
Served in a teapot, with two cups and saucers.
99 Bar & Kitchen / Aberdeen
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