Win Gin from Greenalls for Christmas:
What is nicer when all the Christmas preparations are done than to sit down on Christmas Eve with the perfect Gin and Tonic? That’s why I was delighted when Greenall’s offered a bottle of their Original London Dry Gin for one lucky London-Unattached reader. Greenall’s has been distilled in one of the UK’s oldest gin distillery for over 250 years now.
Founded in 1761 by Thomas Dakin, the forefather of English gin and Greenall’s original master distiller, Greenall’s has been at the forefront of British gin for gin lovers through the centuries. It is still crafted in Warrington although the botanicals which make this gin so special come from around the World including wild Tuscan juniper, delicate Moroccan coriander, and zesty Spanish lemons.
The Greenall’s recipe remains a closely guarded secret, known only to the 7 master distillers who have crafted the gin for generations. One of those is the current Master Distiller. In 1996 Joanne Moore began working at Greenall’s as a quality manager and 10 years later was awarded the accolade of Master Distiller. This makes her one of the first female Gin Master Distillers in the World. Joanne has recently been selected as a member of The Gin Guild in recognition of her services to the Gin industry.
Greenall’s also sent me a selection of Cocktail recipes to try and I thought I’d share my personal favourite with you here. I’m in good company because Greenall’s French 75 is also the favourite of Master Distiller Joanne Moore.
French 75 with Greenall’s
Print recipe
Ingredients
- 25ml Greenall's Dry Gin
- 25ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 10ml Sugar Syrup (1 part water to 2 parts sugar)
- Champagne or Prosecco
Directions
| Step 1 | Shake the Gin, Lemon Juice and Sugar Syrup with ice. |
| Step 2 | Strain into a chilled champagne glass |
| Step 3 | Top up with champagne or prosecco |
| Step 4 | Serve with a lemon twist garnish |
If you’d like a chance to win a bottle of Greenall’s all you need to do is let me know in the comments below what your favourite gin-based cocktail is. Then, just follow through the rafflecopter as normal and keep your fingers crossed.
singapore sling, strictly for holidays
never had a favourite one always like to try different mixes, really like the recipe and i’m going to try it out on my guests this weekend can’t wait .
I’d have to go with a Gin Sling, thanks.x
A home made version of Pimms with Gin, vermouth, cointreau and angostura bitters
A gin sling
Gin and Tonic with a slice of lime or lemon and ice.
Negroni
a tom collins
Just gin and tonic for me.
a good old gin sling!
Gin and Tonic
A well-made Gin and Tonic!
Pink Panther – get a pint glass put 6 gins in to it a splash of grenadine and fill up with oraqnge juice
GIN AND TONIC ANDSLICE OF LEMON
i havent actually tried anything other than gin and tonic!
gin and tonic with a slice of lime, simple!
negroni
I like gin and tonic or sometimes gin and elderflower cordial.
My favourite gin based cocktail is a negroni.
a gin sling is all I am familiar with
Gin and Tonic
I love a good dirty martini!
A gin fizz!
Would love to win this, one of my favourite gins
Gin & Tonic
Gin sling!
Dirty Martini
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel
a dry martini
A good old gin and tonic
I love gin with bitter lemon 🙂
My husband would tell you it’s a Vesper Martini, he’s a little addicted to them, although I think he likes to pretend he’s James Bond when drinking them.
Personally I prefer just a G&T, but with a snazzy tonic, like Double Dutch’s Cucumber and Watermelon one. That is heavenly. Yum!
Plain and simple G&T, hits the spot when required!
Just a simple G&T for me – I like to experiment with different tonics, though!
Tom Collins
I don’t drink gin but a good friend of mine ‘collects’ gin and this would make a fab gift for her.
It would be a Negroni for me.
I love gin and elderflower!
A Bramble, I love how sharp it is
Gin and tonic
Gin & Tonic with Elderflower Cordial
Negroni.
a good old gin & tonic with ice ad lemon for me
Gin and tonic for me
Gin Fizz
Simply Gin and Tonic with a frozen slice of lemon
simple gin and tonic
A dirty martini 🙂
The Clover Club
Gin with blackcurrant.
My own cocktail made of gin, rhubarb & ginger liqueur, a dash of lime cordial and topped up with soda water.
I do love a Greenall’s Pink Gin Fizz x
Love a Gin & Tonic
Maybe Pink Lady, though I haven’t had one in ages
gin,tonic and elderflower cordial….and a lemon slice and ice….fantastix
A martini!
An aviator – though have just been recommended a gin and tonic with a wee dash of raspberry vinegar in it!
You can’t beat a good old gin and tonic.
GOOD GIN WITH TONIC
I had a Corpse Reviver once, which was fantastic! Go very easy on the absinthe though….. 🙂
Gin Fizz
Gin Sling for me!
A Gin Sling is particularly nice 🙂
Raspberry Collins
singapore sling x
Gin and tonic
negroni
A proper gin sling
Sling the Gin this way please.
French 75
A Gimlet!
I rather like a Singapore Sling
I love a bramble!
I love a Damn Shame. Damson gin and champagne (but usually prosecco! x
I love both a Singapore Sling and a plain old G&T
a gin and tonic is my fave tipple mmm
French 75
I just like plain old gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
Gin Fizz
Straight foreward G&T
Singapore Sling for me
Just a regular old G&T, my favourite!
Possibly a gin sling
gin sling
A refreshing Gin Sling for me
Tom Collins
Gin Sling
The classic gin and tonic
A Singapore Sling
Martini for me!
I love Negronis
Gin fizz
I love a gin fizz or a classic gin and bitter lemon
You can’t beat a simple G&T with slice and ice
just normal Gin with lots of lemon.x
Gin sling
Tom Collins
I normally just wack some ice and tonic in for a G&T but if I’m out and about I might be tempted to order a Martini
Singapore Sling
Gin sling
Don’t know any, I like rum cocktails. My partner does like a gin and tonic with lime.
Singapore Sling
Gin Fizz
I love anything with Gin in it but I had a lovely Singapore Sling the other night.
Martini 🙂
Gin and tonic – perfect
Definitely love a Singapore Sling
negroni
Don’t believe in wasting gin in cocktails, a bit of tonic or bitter lemon is all I want with my gin.
Love a Blackberry Bramble
I love an elderflower gin collins!
My Favourite Gin Cocktail is the Monkey Gland. Sounds Disgusting but tastes Great.
singapore sling always does it for me!
Gin spot sour
A tom Collins xx
gin sling x
Singapore Gin Sling!
Long island ice tea 🙂
Singapore sling or a Long Island Ice Tea
Long Island Iced Tea
Oh a dirty martini – my standard Christmas treat…”
long island ice tea!
Mothers ruin and tonic 🙂
I enjoy a Gin Fizz thanks
A Bramble or me – only been introduced to this recently, but now love it.
Negroni x
Singapore sling –
I do love a Singapore sling or two
Long Island Iced Tea
G&T with lots of ice and a slice of lime
Long island Ice tea
Long Island Iced Tea
Plain old G&T but must be good gin & good tonic served with a slice
A gin sling
Big fan of the Bramble but also love Edinburgh Raspberry Gin with Prosecco!
Negroni
Martini
Gin Sling
Like Gin & elderflower cordial and lemonade
Tom Collins is my favourite – and seeing as your recipe just substitutes the soda for prosecco I’ll have to give it a try.
I just like my gin with tonic water
A simple gin and tonic with plenty of ice and a hint of lemon.
I like a gimlet.
mine is a Negroni
A raspberry martini
A Gin Sling
love a gin and tonic
Love a Dirty Martini
blackberry bramble – particularly good with freshly picked blackberries from the garden
A simple Gin & Tonic would be mine of choice 🙂
gin negroni
I love an Alabama Slammer!
Gin and Tonic, lovely
A gin sling
LOVELY!
Singapore SLING! <3
Negroni
Singapore Sling – I had one in the Long Bar of Raffles Singapore
eldeflower collins
I love gin with Elderflower pressé and soda water over lots of ice in a long glass – it wmakes such a lovely summery drink!
Singapore Sling
Gin & tonic takes a bit of beating
G&T with a twist of lemon
I do not drink cocktails but a G&T on ice with lemon is delicious, especially in summer.
I love gin with creme de cassis.
A dirty martini
singapore sling
Tom Collins
Singapore Sling
a singapore sling
Gin and Tonic
Gin And Tonic.
Gin Sling for me.
G&T.
Gin & Tonic.
Singapore Sling
a tom collins
Classic G&T with a twist of Lime
G&T with lemon
Cosmopolitan is my favourite. That is gin, cranberry juice, Triple Sec and a squeeze of lime and lemon.
I have never tried it as was always told will make me cry, but would love to just so i can prove them wrong!
Just a simple gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
Long island ice tea
Has to be a Negroni 🙂
Can’t beat a gin & tonic with a nice wedge of fresh lime 😉
Gin with elderflower tonic
A Gin Fizz is my favourite very refreshing x
I’ll stick with the french 75 delicious!
Apple juice, gin, ginger jam – topped up with fizz. Excellent holiday treat!
Gin with grapefruit
I love a gin & tonic x
I love a Gin Fizz 🙂
Singapore Sling
Gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
GIN AND TONIC WITH ICE AND A SLICE.
I love gin and tonic with ice, lime and mint!
I would say Mojito is one of my favourites
Long Island Iced Tea – a classic!
Gin and Tonic 🙂
I love gin with ginger beer 😀
Singapore sling
Singapore Sling
Negroni and gin martinis 🙂 Thanks for the chance. Happy New Year.
raspberry martini
Gin and Tonic with a slice of lime or lemon and ice.
Nothing beats a classic dry martini 😉
Tom Collins
A Tom Collins id delicious .x
Classic Gin and Tonic for me 🙂
I like a simple gin and tonic.
A good old G&T, but it has to be a quality tonic like Fevertree and not one of this disgusting ones with artificial sweeteners in it which seem to be everywhere these days. Oh, and it’s GOT to be lime, not lemon! 😉
Sheffield Dry Gin with Fevertree tonic and a slice of orange.
My favourite gin based cocktail is a Barrier Reef made with gin Cointreau and vanilla ice cream
Just a simple Gin & Tonic with a slice of lime for Me 🙂
A Gin sling.
I like a simple gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
French 75, I always feel rather sophisticated drinking this, plus it tastes great too. 🍊🍋🍸🇫🇷 😘👌👍🤞xx
A TOM collins
A Singapore Sling , lovely summery drink
Gin Sling – very Poirot 😉
Long Island Iced Tea – in moderation!
I do like a Gin Sling 🙂
gin sling
A Long Island Iced Tea goes down very nicely!
a Singapore Sling, is my ideal, but a super Sloe Gin on a saturday night is always alright!
Gin Sling
Gin with ginger beer.
Gin and Tonic
A gin martini!
I like a bramble
I love Bramble
40ml gin
10ml sugar syrup
15ml crème de mur (blackberry liqueur)
15ml lemon or lime juice
Blackberries to garnish
It reminds me of late summer when its my Birthday and I always gather blackberries from my garden and have a few of these gorgeous cocktails xx
Just a simple Gin & Tonic with a dash of elderflower cordial
I’ve only had a gin and tonic but the French 75 recipe sounds nice x
Gin and fizzy elderflower
Gin Sling
A dirty martini
Gin and Tonic
gin and tonic
Welsh Dragon (its a cocktail that is made in the pub in the UK area of EPCOT in DisneyWorld Orlando) it has beefeater gn in it:D
Tom Collins for me, i will be trying the French 75, looks and sounds delicious
I’ve just discovered “Bees Knees” which is gorgeous & is made with gin, runny honey, water & lemon juice 🙂
A Gin Sling
Tom Collins
G and t
I prefer a good gin and elderflower tonic than a cocktail. Fever tree tonic is the best I’ve found .
It’s definitely a Martini, lovely, had too many of them over the Christmas period though!
New Orleans Fizz love it
Gin Sling for me!
I only ever have Gin with Tonic but love the sound of the French 75 with Greenalls so might have to give it a try!
I love gin and elderflower tonic.
A simple GnT with Hendricks gin, a good quality tonic and a couple of slices of cucumber
gimlet nothing tastes as refreshing as lime and gin
I love it with cucumber and tonic
singapore sling
Long island iced tea for me
A martini is a favourite. I’ve recently tried sloe gin and that’s very nice
I love a Long Island Iced Tea!
Elderflower Collins – gin, lemon, elderflower cordial and soda
Tom Collins
Singapore sling
a tom collins
I’m not sure what it’s called but there’s a gin bar in Birmingham which does a Parma violet gin cocktail. delicious!
I like a pink gin.
Tom Collins
Definitively a tom Collins
Gin with more gin and a splash of elderflower tonic
Gin with real lemonade or bitter lemonade mmm is too good for words
A bloodhound
A Gin & tonic
Gin and Tonic 🙂
Gin and tonic with a slice of lemon.
Gin and tonic
Negroni
A Singapore Sling for me!
Long Island Iced Tea
Gin and Tonic with a slice of lime or lemon and ice.
gin and tonic
a gin and tonic
i like mine simple with some ice and lemon
a Tom Collins
Dirty Martini
Martini