Chapter One Navy Strength Gin Cocktails

Negroni

1.5 oz Chapter One Navy Strength Gin

1 oz sweet vermouth

1 oz Campari

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, fill to the top with ice and stir for 20-25 seconds. Strain over a big rock and garnish with an orange peel.

Corpse Reviver No. 2

1 oz Chapter One Navy Strength Gin

.75 oz orange liqueur

.75 oz Lillet Blanc

.75 oz lemon juice

Splash of absinthe

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, top with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass or Nick and Nora and garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Pacific 75

1.5 oz Chapter One Navy Strength Gin

.5 oz Green Chartreuse or other similar alpine liqueur

.5 oz lemon juice

.5 oz rich syrup (2:1)

Dry sparkling wine

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail tin, top with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass or flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Sunset Sour

1.5 oz Chapter One Navy Strength Gin

.75 oz lime juice

.75 oz spiced grenadine*

1-2 dashes orange bitters

1-2 dashes ginger bitters

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail tin, top with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into a rocks glass and top with ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

*Spiced grenadine: Toast 2 cinnamon sticks and 1.5 tablespoons of cloves in a sauce pan until fragrant. Add 1 tablespoon of nutmeg, 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of pomegranate juice. Bring the syrup to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved before simmering for ten minutes, covered. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely before straining.