Gimlet No. 9
- Stranger & Sons gin: 60ml
- Curry leaf cordial: 20ml
- Toasted curry leaf: one
Keep a champagne saucer in the freezer to chill (can be done a few hours prior). Measure and add all the ingredients to a mixing glass. Add a lot of ice to it and give it a light stir. Strain the drink in the chilled glass, then garnish with toasted curry leaf.
How to make curry leaf cordial
- Sugar: 150gm
- Water: 300ml
- Fresh curry leaves: 50gm
- Black Peppercorns: 2gm
- Dry red chilly: one
- Citric acid: 10gm
Mix all ingredients (except the sugar) in a saucepan and let it simmer until there is a strong flavour of curry leaves. Switch off the flame and add in sugar and stir till dissolved. Store in the fridge to steep overnight and strain it the next day. Add citric acid and stir until dissolved. Adjust according to taste and keep stored in the fridge.
Strange G&T
- Stranger & Sons gin: 45ml
- Indian tonic water: 120ml
- Ginger slice: one
Keep a tall/highball glass in the freezer to chill (can be done a few hours prior). Pour 45ml of Stranger & Sons gin; add ice and top with 120ml tonic water. Give it a light stir and add a thin slice of ginger as garnish.
Pickler’s Prescription Highball
- Stranger & Sons gin: 60ml
- Pickled apricot brine: 20ml
- Soda water: 100ml
- Pickled apricot: one
Keep a tall/highball glass in the freezer to chill (can be done a few hours prior). Measure and add Stranger & Sons gin and the apricot brine to the glass. Add lots of ice and top it with soda. Give it a light stir. Garnish with the pickled apricot before serving.
How to make pickled apricot
Dry apricot with seeds: 350gm
White wine vinegar: 250ml
Apple cider vinegar: 250ml
Sugar: 325gm
Honey: 70gm
Cinnamon: 5gm
Star anise: 5gm
Bay leaf: one
Black peppercorn: 4gm
Mace: 5gm
Coriander seeds: 5gm
Sea salt: 10gm
Keep all the spices together in a little muslin cloth bag. Mix all the ingredients (except apricots) and stir until sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes and skim the surface for any scum that forms. Add the apricots and let it stew for 2 minutesa. Switch off heat and let it rest for 2 days before using. Remove the spice bag after a week.
