Brand new cocktail bar The Shrub & Shutter in Brixton have teamed up with Whitley Neill Gin to create these pretty summer salad drinks. Distilled in small batches by Johnny Neill, a direct descendant of Thomas Greenall and the last in a long line of distillers Whitley Neill brings together eight generations of expertise. This smooth tasting award winning gin apparently takes inspiration from Africa using rare botanical to give a floral, citrus and peppery taste. Perfect for Summer Salad Cocktails!
Pickled Beets & Curd (left)
50ml rainbow beetroot infused Whitley Neill Gin
10ml yellow beetroot pickle
salt and pepper
5ml sugar
20ml lemon juice
3 drops goats curd bitters
Nam Gin (centre)
50ml coriander infused Whitley Neill Gin
1 handful of coriander
julienned carrot
julienned pepper
pickled radish
cucumber ribbons
1cm of a Thai chilli
25ml lemon
20ml sugar
10ml salted cashew nut shrub (w/ fish sauce). Top up with seltzer
Sorry we're all out of Waldorfs (right)
35ml celery infused Whitley Neill Gin
25ml Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
5ml shrub and shutter Waldorf astoria bitters (walnut and blue cheese)
20ml candied apple juice
25ml lemon juice
3 leaves of bruised chicory
10ml white wine shrub
salt & pepper
Whitley Neill Gin is available from Sainsburys and Selfridges priced from £24. Bootlegger is available from harrods.compriced £39.95.
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