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Toast the new season with these sharp and bright gin cocktails

It's always the right time for a Gin Gimlet

Coppercraft Gin
Coppercraft Gin

Spring is the time for flowers, spritzes, and — if you ask me — gin cocktails. Alright, I’ll admit that practically every time of year is for gin cocktails in my opinion, but it’s a spirit especially suited to the arrival of warmer weather and bluer skies. One of the great things about gin is its versatility, as you can find gins made with a huge range of botanicals, from savory vegetables and herbs to sweet fruits to unusual spices. That also means that small craft gin brands can differentiate themselves with unique botanical flavors — and that you can make interesting, complex cocktails with just a few ingredients.

The Gin Gimlet is the ideal vehicle for showing off the flavors of craft gins like Coppercraft Gin, as it contains just gin, lime juice, and sugar. It’s a simple yet delicious combination that allows the spirit to shine. But you also get more esoteric cocktails, like one below which combines gin with blood orange liqueur.

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Artisanal Gimlet

Coppercraft Gin

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Coppercraft Gin
  • 75 oz lime juice
  • .5 oz simple syrup
  • 1 lime wheel, garnish

Method:

  1. Combine the Coppercraft Gin, lime juice, and simple syrup in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel.

No Blood No Foul

Coppercraft Gin

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz of Coppercraft Gin
  • 1 oz Thatcher’s Organic Blood Orange Liqueur
  • .5 oz Lillet
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • .25 simple syrup
  • Dehydrated orange wheel, garnish

Method:

  1. In a shaker tin with ice, add all the ingredients and shake until chilled.
  2. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice and garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel.
Georgina Torbet
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…
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