Cocktail Recipes for World Gin Day

Celebrate the juniper berry on June 8th with these tasty drinks made with local gin

1.The Douglas Fir Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1½ oz gin (Douglas Fir Gin*)
• ½ oz Cointreau
• ½ oz Blanc Vermouth
• 3 drops of Orange & Juniper Bittered Sling Bitters

Garnish

• Dehydrated orange
• Douglas fir tip

*The Douglas Autograph Collection Hotel has distilled its very own gin in collaboration with Yaletown Distilling Co. The Douglas Fir Gin has a delicate pine note and a full bouquet of eight botanicals, including juniper berries and licorice root. The Douglas Fir Gin is available in-room at the Douglas for $26 plus tax and can be enjoyed at the D6 Bar and Lounge.

2. Gin Sour

Ingredients

• 2 oz Ampersand Gin*

• ¾ oz lemon juice

• ¾ oz simple syrup

• ½ oz pasteurized egg white

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker without ice. Shake vigorously.
2. Open carefully and add ice. Shake again.
3. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish any way you choose.

*Based in the Cowichan Valley, Ampersand Distilling Co. was founded by the Schacht family in 2014. With a family background in engineering, the Schacht’s created Ampersand Distilling Co. to combine their scientific knowledge with traditional distilling techniques and organic farming to produce handcrafted small-batch spirits. Ampersand Gin was named Best B.C. Gin at BC Distilled for the past three consecutive years.