Must Mix: Hendrick’s Gin Cocktails

By Chilled Magazine

Hendrick’s Gin is infused with cucumber and rose.

Mix it with your favorite ingredients for a perfect cucumber tipple. Hendrick’s Gin National Brand Ambassador Jim Ryan suggests three cocktails, each of which complement the ingredient in perfect balance with Hendrick’s Gin.

Hendrick's Gin Southside

Hendrick’s Gin Southside

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Hendrick’s Cucumber Southside

A “classic” with muddled cucumber for deep cucumber flavor, plus a touch of mint for freshness. The Cucumber Southside cocktail can be easily mixed at home thanks to at-home delivery service CocktailCourier.com. All the ingredients delivered to your doorstep! Visit CocktailCourier.com for info.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 parts Hendrick’s Gin
  • 3/4 part Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 part Simple Syrup
  • 3 Cucumber Wheels
  • 5 to 8 Mint Leaves
  • 1 Cucumber Wheel to Garnish

Preparation: Combine ingredients in a mixing container. We keenly suggest a gentle muddle. Add ice, shake with vigor and strain. Garnish with a fourth cucumber wheel and serve in a chilled martini glass.


Hendrick’s Cucumber Lemonade

A Hendrick’s Original served with long, lean cucumber spears.

Ingredients:

  • 3 parts Hendrick’s Gin
  • 2 parts Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 2 parts Simple Syrup
  • Sparkling water

Preparation: In a long glass combine ingredients. Add ice, top with sparkling water, give a gentle stir and garnish with a cucumber spears.


Lady Grace Drummond-Hay

Made especially for the Hendrick’s Air inaugural tour in honor of journalist Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the first woman to travel around the world by air.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 parts Hendrick’s Gin
  • 1 part Chardonnay
  • 1/4 part Citric Acid
  • 1/4 part Simple Syrup
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters

Preparation: Combine all ingredients over ice and stir to chill. If riding Hendrick’s Air, strain the mixture into a flask, and enjoy your cocktail at an altitude of approximately 500 feet.

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