Best Ways To Enjoy Your Bottle Of Monkey 47

There is no wrong way to have your favourite alcohol. Be it whisky, vodka, rum or gin. Some spirits, other than taking in the simplest form like with water can also be enjoyed as cocktails. While we have shared a lot of gin cocktail recipes In the past, some beautiful concoctions are best shared by the spirit makers themselves. The Whiskypedia brings to you the five best cocktail recipes that can be made with Monkey 47 Gin. Try them on special occasions and make your moments even more memorable with these easy-to-make and tempting cocktail recipes. 1.From Rags To Riches   This unique named drink uses a special ingredient called Genmaicha Tea. Genmaicha is a Japanese brown rice green tea. It is a combination of roasted popped brown rice mixed with green tea. Popped because a few rice grains sometimes pop in the process of roasting and look like popcorn; that is why some also call it popcorn tea. The starch from the rice gives the tea a nutty and full flavour, perfect for this gin cocktail. Ingredients 50ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 25ml Lime juice 80ml Genmaicha tea 20ml Simple syrup 40ml Soda water Some ice 1pc. Rice cracker for garnishing Method  The method is as simple as pouring in a glass. In a highball glass, pour some ice and build up ingredients in it. Garnish it with a rice cracker, and voila, it’s ready! 2.Scarlet’s Bee’s Knees  If you like fruit flavour with your gin, then this one is a must-try. The cocktail uses citrusy grapefruit juice and orange bitters for that extra kick. But you need a quick pre-prep for this one. One of the ingredients, runny honey, is to be made by mixing the same amount of honey with water and heating on a slow flame until it is fully dissolved. Ingredients 40ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 20ml fresh lemon juice 20ml fresh pink grapefruit juice 15ml runny honey Dash orange bitters Some ice Grapefruit round slice for garnishing Method Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all the other ingredients. Give it a good shake and strain it into a coupe. Garish with a dried, if available, or a fresh round slice of grapefruit. 3.Corpse Reviver No. Blue  This cocktail will surely give a good kick to your mood and take you high. Involved in this act will be Lillet Blanc (a French wine fortified with liqueurs) and some Absinthe. If you get hold of these two main ingredients and, of course, Monkey 47, then you are good to go for a blue Monkey 47 delight. Ingredients 20ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 20 ml Lillet Blanc 20 ml Blue Curaçao 20 ml Lemon Juice Absinth in Spray bottle Some ice Lemon zest for garnishing Method Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and bring in all the other ingredients except Absinthe. Shake well and strain it into a beautiful coupe. Spray Absinthe on the drink, carefully forming a layer over the liquid. Garnish it with the lemon zest. And your beautiful drink is ready. 4.Negroni  Gin lovers may feel sorry for you if you open a good bottle of gin like Monkey 47 and do not make at least one glass of Negroni with it. This classic and age-old recipe is a hit even for a novice. So gather three simple ingredients, and you are set for a delicious drink. Ingredients 30ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 30ml Campari 30ml red Italian vermouth Some ice Orange zest twist for garnishing Method The traditional way to make a Negroni is to add all the three ingredients in an old-fashioned glass along with some ice, stir it and garnish with a bright and aromatic orange zest twist. One of the most famous and loved gin cocktails is that easy to make! 5.Vesper Martini  Martini is loved with both spirits - gin and vodka as classic martini and the vodka martini. But mixing the two to make a martini is rarely heard, right? Vesper Martini by Monkey 47 is a potent cocktail with the flavours of both gin and vodka. It is especially recommended for those who always stay undecided between gin and vodka. Ingredients 60ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin 15ml vodka of your choice 7.5ml Lillet Blanc Some ice Lemon twist for garnishing Method In a mixing glass, add ice and all three liquors. Stir it well to chill and mix all three. Now strain it into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist. Monkey 47 is a delectable gin made with 47 botanicals that infuse the gin with their special character and beautiful concoction of flavours. It can be enjoyed as simple as straight up or on the rocks or as shots. But as mentioned earlier, there is no wrong way to drink your choice of alcohol; there is also no wrong way to make a cocktail. Yet these five Monkey 47 recommended cocktail recipes are unique to the brand and will surely tickle your taste buds for a repeat glass!