FOUR DROOL-WORTHY COCKTAILS FOR YOUR NEXT DATE NIGHT

Shake things up this date night with some innovative cocktails from Imbue Distillery that showcase the unique flavour profile in their Journey Gin. This month's featured gin is a fantastic blend of traditional and contemporary flavours, making it a perfect addition to a range of cocktails.

Mix up something new with the Lady Imbue, or treat that special someone with a classic Martini just because!

Martini Journey

There’s nothing like a classic martini done well – the key is keeping everything as cold as possible by popping your glass, mixing glass and gin in the freezer well in advance.

Ingredients
- 60ml Journey Gin
- 10ml Dry vermouth

Garnish
- Lemon twist or olives

Method
Mix your gin and vermouth over lots of ice then double strain into your frozen glass. Express the lemon peel over the glass and drink straight away. Serve with a couple of olives if desired!

Roadfruit Pie

Ingredients
- 60ml Cloudy or cold-pressed apple juice
- 1 heaped tsp Plum jam or preserve
- 30ml Journey Gin

Garnish
Cinnamon sugar

Method
Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon sugar, shake all ingredients with ice until well chilled, pour into your rimmed glass and enjoy a liquid pie!

Lady Imbue

Ingredients
- 30ml Journey Gin
- 30ml Lady Grey tea, chilled
- .5 tbs Maple syrup
- .5 tbs Cointreau
- 15ml Fresh lemon juice
- .5 Egg white (or 1 tbs aquafaba)

Garnish
- Edible flowers

Method
Place all ingredients except the ice into a shaker – dry shake for 20 seconds before adding ice. Shake vigorously until chilled. Strain and serve in a chilled cocktail glass. Serve and enjoy!

RUBY FIZZER

Ruby Fizzer

Ingredients
- 45ml Journey Gin
- 90ml of CAPI grapefruit soda
- Grapefruit juice
- Bitters

Garnish
- Grapefruit wedge
- Muntrie sherbert*

Method
Freeze a mix of equal parts grapefruit juice and water with a generous splash of bitters into chunky cubes.

Rim a Nick and Nora glass with muntrie sherbet, add in gin, grapefruit soda, and grapefruit ice. Garnish with grapefruit wedge dredged in sherbet. Enjoy!

*Note: Muntie Sherbert is featured in our February box with the Journey Gin. If you've missed out this time or run out, substitute with your favourite sherbet instead.