Experiment with Blood Monkey Irish Gin in your craft cocktails such as Last Word, along with trying some of Blood Monkey’s signature cocktails created by New York bartender and consultant, Chilled 100 Member, Paula Lukas and Blood Monkey Brand Ambassador, Brian Custy. 

 

Blood Monkey brings a new dimension of taste to contemporary gin cocktails. Made with a malted Irish barley liquor base and botanicals such as Szechuan pepper, Irish rosemary, and lime leaf this gin is more savory than sweet.

 

 

 

STEAL AWAY

Created by Chilled 100, NYC Paula Lukas.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. Blood Monkey Gin
• 1 oz Byrrh Grand QuinaQuina
• ½ oz Singani 63 Bolivian Brandy
• 2 dashes 18:21 Earl Grey Bitters
• 1 piece of candied ginger (for garnish)
• 1 sprig of rosemary (for garnish)

Preparation: Combine liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into a coupe. Garnish with rosemary and candied ginger.

 

 

 

I AM SAILING

Created by Chilled 100, NYC Paula Lukas.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. Blood Monkey Gin
• ¾ oz. Giffard Rhubarb Liqueur
• ½ oz. Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
• 1 ½ oz. ruby red grapefruit juice
• 2 dashes Scrappy’s Cardamom Bitters
• 1 pinch pink Himalayan Sea Salt
• 1 slice of ruby red grapefruit (for garnish)
• 1 slice of cucumber (for garnish)

Preparation: Combine liquid ingredients and sea salt in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over pebble ice in a large rocks glass. Top with more pebble ice. Garnish with ruby red grapefruit slice and cucumber slice.

 

 

 

The Blood Monkey Basil Smash

Created by Blood Monkey brand ambassador, Brian Custy. 

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. gin
• 1 oz. fresh lime juice
• ⅔ oz. simple syrup
• Small bunch basil leaves (about 10)
• Basil sprig (for garnish)

Preparation: Muddle basil leaves with lime juice and simple syrup. Add ice and gin and shake. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass with ice. Garnish with a basil sprig and wedge of lime.