6 NOLET’S Silver Gin Cocktails Perfect for Summer

Crafted with real botanicals, NOLET’S Silver Gin was created for a new generation of gin drinkers.

It features a unique combination of botanicals never used in gin before. The floral and fruit-forward gin is bottled at 47.6% Alc./Vol. (95.2 Proof) and perfect for mixing summer cocktails.

The history of this archetypical gin and juice may be disputed, but the Tom Collins is (and forever will be) a classic beloved combination since the 1800s. It is as complex as it is simple when imbibed with NOLET’S Silver Gin.

Gin

Tom Collins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup (or to taste)
• 2-3 oz. Club Soda
• Lemon Slice and/or Cherry (for garnish)

Preparation

1. Build the cocktail over ice in a Collins glass (or highball), in the order listed above.
2. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon, orange, and/or cherry.

The beautiful botanicals in NOLET’S Silver are complemented with herbs and citrus in this refreshing variant.

Gin

Botanical Gin + Tonic

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 1/4 oz. Fresh Lemon or Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
• 2 Fresh Lavender, Rosemary, Mint, Rose Petals, Tarragon, Juniper, Peppercorns, Citrus Wheel or any other Herb, Fruit or Flower
• 4 oz. Tonic Water

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients, except tonic water to a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake well and strain into a copa balloon glass over fresh ice.
3. Top with tonic water.
4. Garnish with fresh botanicals.

It’s not called the Bee’s Knees for nothing. This classic is a delicious honey-sweetened sour cocktail that creates quite a buzz when crafted with NOLET’S Silver’s fruit and floral forward botanical gin.

Gin

Bee’s Knees

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 3/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Honey Syrup (2 : 1 honey to water ratio)
• 2 dashes Bitters (optional)
• Small Pinch of Ginger Salt (optional)

Preparation

1. In a cocktail shaker, mix fresh lemon juice and honey syrup.
2. Add 2 dashes of bitters and a pinch of ginger salt (optional) along with NOLET’S Silver Gin.
3. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
4. Garnish with lemon peel.

Additional Notes

*Adapted from Jake Bliven’s Buzz on the Southside recipe.

Simply smashing, the refreshing botanical Cucumber Smash with NOLET’S Silver. Fruit-forward and fizzy with a hint of floral balanced with herbaceous cucumber and mint, huzzah!

Gin

Cucumber Smash

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
• 1 oz. Lemon Juice
• Soda Water (to top)
• Cucumber Slices
• Mint Leaves

Preparation

1. Muddle cucumber and mint with simple syrup and lemon juice in a mixing tin.
2. Add NOLET’S Silver, ice and shake well.
3. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
4. Top with soda, and garnish with a sprig of mint and a cucumber ribbon.

This iconic Italian aperitif is simple and easy to commit to memory, for an excellent life skill.  Bitter, sweet, and botanical combine in a symphony evoking the essence of la dolce vita.

Gin, Vermouth

Classic Negroni

Ingredients

• 1 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice, stir until the exterior of glass is chilled.
2. Strain into a coupe or over ice in a rocks glass.
3. Garnish with a citrus wheel or peel.

Delightfully refreshing the NOLET’S Watermelon Sour makes a lovely and simple cocktail to enjoy all summer long. Best made with fresh watermelon, the combination of tart and sweet with luxurious botanicals in NOLET’S Silver are perfectly suited.

Gin

Watermelon Sour

Ingredients

• 2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
• 1 oz. Watermelon Juice
• ½ oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• ½ oz. Honey Syrup (1:1 Honey & Water)
• Pinch of Salt
• Watermelon Slice for Garnish

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake for 30-60 seconds until the tin gets frosty.
2. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a watermelon slice.