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six recipes to stir your holidays with wonder

There are no secrets to superb festive gin cocktails –  just simple, unfeasibly delicious, recipes. Once tasted, you will long for the following winter cocktails to visit your home every year.

FRENCH 75

A thunderous accompaniment to New Year’s Eve. The glorious kick of the French 75 has been enlivening celebrations since 1915. Known simply as the ‘Soixante Quinze’ in France, it is an essential accompaniment to celebrations large or small. It is essentially a Tom Collins where the soda is replaced with Champagne. Now contemplate that for a moment…yes, it is as good as it sounds.

french 75 festive close up

Ingredients

  • 30ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 1 parts 30ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 1/3 parts 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 10ml Lemon Juice
  • 1/3 parts 10ml Lemon Juice
  • Top with Champagne
  • Top with Top with Champagne

How to make

  • Add gin, sugar and lemon to a cocktail shaker.
  • Add ice, shake well and fine strain into a flute.
  • Top with champagne.
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HENDRICK’S GIN & TONIC

Sublime simplicity itself. There’s a good reason the HENDRIC’S GIN & TONIC, with its cucumber garnish, is so loved. Poetry in a highball.

Gin & Tonic - Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 50ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 1 parts 50ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 150ml Tonic Water
  • 3 parts 150ml Tonic Water
  • 3 Thinly sliced rounds of Cucumber
  • 3 3 Thinly sliced rounds of Cucumber

How to make

  • Combine all ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice.
  • Lightly stir and serve.
  • Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber.
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STARRY SKY OLD FASHIONED

Hendrick's Gin Lunar Starry Old Fashioned cocktail

Ingredients

  • 50ml HENDRICK’S LUNAR GIN
  • 2 parts 50ml HENDRICK’S LUNAR GIN
  • 7.5ml Sugar Syrup
  • 1/6 parts 7.5ml Sugar Syrup
  • 1 Dash of Orange Bitters
  • 1 Dash of 1 Dash of Orange Bitters
  • 1 Dash of ANGOSTURA® Bitters
  • 1 Dash of 1 Dash of ANGOSTURA® Bitters
  • Orange Peel Twist
  • Orange Peel Twist

How to make

  • Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass over ice.
  • Stir gently and garnish with an orange peel twist.
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HOT GIN OLD FASHIONED

A warm punch to greet friends in from the cold. A remarkable ‘unscrooger’ to warm the festive cabin of the heart.

hot old fashioned festive close up

Ingredients

  • 50ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 2 parts 50ml HENDRICK’S GIN
  • 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 1/4 parts 10ml Sugar Syrup
  • 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters
  • 3 Dashes of 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters
  • 50ml Boiling Water with a twist of orange
  • 2 parts 50ml Boiling Water with a twist of orange

How to make

  • Gently heat first 3 ingredients in a pan.
  • Add 50ml Boiling Water.
  • Serve in a tankard or teacup and garnish with an orange twist.
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HOT SPICED APPLE

For winter garden parties and the warming of carol singers. Sup with misty breath from a flask in a fir forest, or warm the cockles of loved ones at a winter party, the HOT SPICED APPLE is served best with good cheer.

hot spiced apple festive close up

Ingredients

  • 750ml Spiced Apple Juice (2 cloves, 2 crushed cardamom, 2 star anise, juniper berries, peel of 1 orange)
  • 5 parts 750ml Spiced Apple Juice (2 cloves, 2 crushed cardamom, 2 star anise, juniper berries, peel of 1 orange)
  • 150ml HENDRICK'S GIN
  • 1 parts 150ml HENDRICK'S GIN
  • Some Grated Nutmeg
  • Some Some Grated Nutmeg

How to make

  • Simmer the apple juice with spices in a pan.
  • Add HENDRICK’S GIN.
  • Serve in a tankard or teacup and garnish with three slices of apple and a dusting of nutmeg.
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MR MICAWBER’S HOT GIN PUNCH

A mulled hot gin punch to warm the cockles and melt the stalactites. Featuring honey, cinnamon and nutmeg, and a dalliance of HENDRICK’S GIN and Madeira Wine.

Mr. Micawber's Hot Gin Punch - Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 400ml HENDRICK'S GIN
  • 4 parts 400ml HENDRICK'S GIN
  • 400ml Madeira Wine
  • 4 parts 400ml Madeira Wine
  • 2 Teaspoons of Brown Sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons of 2 Teaspoons of Brown Sugar
  • 6 Large Lemon and Orange Twists
  • 6 6 Large Lemon and Orange Twists
  • 1 Small Slice Orange
  • 1 1 Small Slice Orange
  • 1 Fresh Pineapple
  • 1 1 Fresh Pineapple
  • 4 Teaspoons of Honey
  • 4 Teaspoons of 4 Teaspoons of Honey

How to make

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a small pot and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  • Pour into a teapot and serve hot in teacups with some gingerbread on the side.
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ten reasons headline image

While it would be exceptionally gauche to presume that a gift is necessary or even significant at this time of year, a lovely gift is still welcome... and a worthless ill-considered gift remains a curse. A bad present haunts the shelves of your beloved and reminds them of your consistent failure of imagination. But stop moping in expectant despair! Pick your hopeless form up from the carpet and prepare to impress, as we offer 10 compelling reasons why HENDRICK’S remains the best gin gift for many, if not all, grown-up loved ones.

  1. It needs no electricity nor a single upgrade throughout its life.
  2. It requires no password to use, nor does it want your fingerprint.
  3. Its taste is simply splendid.
  4. It is an essential part of the HENDRICK’S HOT GIN PUNCH.
  5. You only read a novelty book once.
  6. It can be shared with the gifter.
  7. It’s best to give something you’d like to receive.
  8. It contains zero werewolf blood.
  9. …or the angry ghost of William Shakespeare.
  10. You can give it to yourself if they annoy you before the special day.

WHAT is the BEST WAY to DRINK GIN at CHRISTMAS?

WHAT is the BEST WAY to DRINK GIN at CHRISTMAS?

Gin can be enjoyed in many ways, but what is the best way to drink gin at Christmas time? We recommend mixing one of our festive cocktails to get into the spirit, from a classic gin and tonic to a sophisticated French 75. Of course, you can always keep things simple and enjoy your gin straight with a slice of lime.

WHY IS HENDRICK’S GIN

So alluring

Gin has soared in popularity in recent years, mostly thanks to its versatility. It’s a particularly popular holiday drink as it can be added to a variety of cocktails due to its adaptable flavour. It can also take on different strengths and flavours, depending on how it’s distilled and processed.

My Goodness!

There are a tantalising array of stunningly delicious HENDRICK’S GIN varieties

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