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If sipping an expertly mixed cocktail makes you feel like James Bond, Carrie Bradshaw or Don Draper, you’re not alone.
Thanks to all this steamy weather we’ve been having, we’ve got a hankering for some cooling summer cocktails. With that in mind, we paid a visit to Edinburgh bar and restaurant Badger & Co where General Manager, Mike, and Bar Manager, Struan, gave us a sneak peek of some of the bar’s brand new summer cocktails – coming to the menu soon.
Watch the live cocktail making demonstration and Q&A video:
Fancy trying Badger & Co’s recipes out for yourself? We’ve made a note of the recipes.
Northside Jenny
What you’ll need:
- Gin
- A slice of fresh orange
- Lemon juice
- Sugar syrup
- Orange bitters
- Fresh mint leaves
- Ice
Method:
- Measure one shot of gin into your empty cocktail shaker
- Squeeze in the juice of your orange slice, followed by a shot of lemon juice
- Add a little sugar syrup, as well as a few drops of orange bitters
- Press three or four mint leaves in your hand to release the natural oils, before adding them into the mix
- Fill the shaker up with ice and shake well to mix
- Taste
- Strain well into a martini glass
- Garnish the side of the glass with more mint leaves
She’s Not Perfect, But Neither Are You
What you’ll need:
- Dark rum
- Peach schnapps
- Strawberry and raspberry syrup, jam or crushed berries
- Fresh mint leaves
- Crushed ice
- Fresh strawberries
Method:
- Measure one shot of dark rum into your preferred glass or tin
- Pour in a shot of peach schnapps
- Add a spoonful of the strawberry and raspberry syrup, jam, or crushed berries
- Drop in a few pressed mint leaves
- Fill the glass or tin up with crushed ice and carefully mix everything together with a long spoon
- Taste
- Add more ice to finish, as well as straws, mint leaves and a slice of strawberry to garnish
It’s Not the Sort of Time for Bed
What you’ll need:
- Vanilla vodka
- Amaretto
- Fresh raspberries
- Lemon juice
- Sugar syrup
- Egg white, or chickpea alternative
- Ice
- Food colouring (optional)
Method:
- Meaure one shot of vanilla vodka into a cocktail shaker
- Add one shot of amaretto
- Drop in about four fresh raspberries
- Add a shot of lemon juice and a little sugar syrup
- Pour in a separated egg white, or chickpea alternative
- Pour the mixture over ice and shake well
- Strain the mixture to remove all of the ice before shaking well again
- Taste
- Strain into a coupe glass
- Decorate the top of the cocktail with a food colouring design, if you like
You can follow Badger & Co on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or visit their website – badgerandco.com
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All images: Alex Watson
