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 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.