With summer just around the corner Caorunn Gin has come up with a range of delicious fruity cocktails that showcase its unique botanicals profile. Mmmm now where’s that deckchair?

Apple Dream

• 37.5ml Caorunn
• 25ml St Germain
• 12.5ml Lemon juice
• 1/3 Pink Lady apple
• 1.5 sprigs thyme

Charged with soda water and crowned with Creme de Mure

Method: Muddle apple well, add sprigs of thyme and gently press. Add all other ingredients (except soda and mure) and shake well over cracked ice. Fine strain into glass, pack with crushed ice and finally top with soda and mure.

Garnish: Lemon (or Orange) twist with sprig of thyme threaded through it or a lemon (or Orange) corkscrew and a blackberry
Glass: Brandy Balloon.

Wee Pink Rose

• 35ml Caorunn
• 15ml Lemon juice
• 10ml sugar syrup
• 2 strawberries
• 25ml Sauvignon Blanc
• 15ml Rose Liqueur or Rose Syrup
• 1/2 egg white

Method: Muddle strawberries well, add the rest of the ingredients and shake well over cracked ice. Fine strain into glass and serve.

Garnish: Strawberry segment on rim of glass
Glassware: Champagne Flute

Ginger Love

• 35ml Caorunn
• 15ml Kings Ginger liqueur
• 2mm Root ginger
• 15ml Agave nectar
• 35ml ruby Grapefruit Juice
• Bar spoon Campari

Method: Muddle root ginger, add the rest of the ingredients and shake well with cubed ice. Fine strain into glass and serve.

Garnish: 2mm thick slice of fresh toot ginger on rim of glass
Glass: Cocktail Glass

Sunny Rennie

• 35ml Caorunn Gin
• 15ml Sweet Vermouth
• 100ml Orange juice
• 50ml Grapefruit juice
• 5 drops Peychaud bitters

Method: Shake all ingredients and strain over cubed ice in a chilled glass and zest fresh grapefruit over the top.

Garnish: Fresh grapefruit
Glass: 12oz Highball Glass