Cocktail recipes to celebrate Ocado’s Gin Weekend
Bank holiday weekends are made for sipping on cocktails, and we’re serving up some living room (or hopefully garden) cocktail inspiration for this early May bank holiday weekend. Celebrate the Ocado Gin Weekend by mixing up these delicious recipes at home.
Perfect Tanqueray & Tonic
Serves 1 Total Time 5 mins
How to create at home
- Add 50ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin to your favourite glass
- Fill ¾ with ice
- Top with 150ml Fever-Tree Tonic
- Garnish with a slice of lime
- Enjoy!
Peach & Mango Sgroppino
We used Villa Ascenti gin in these recipes, a home-grown Italian tipple made using fresh herb botanicals from the Piemonte region. We’ve paired it with Hackney Gelato’s delicious sorbets – you just have to decide which one you want first.
Serves 1 Total Time 5 mins
How to create at home
- Add 20ml Villa Ascenti Rosa Gin to a martini glass
- Add a scoop of Mango Gelato
- Top with Prosecco
- Enjoy!
Juicy Grapefruit Gimlet
Make your own cordial for this drink; we’ve used grapefruit to bring our homemade cocktail to life.
Serves 1 Total Time 5 mins
How to create at home
- Add 20ml Grapefruit cordial and 50ml Tanqueray No Ten to a cocktail shaker
- Fill with ice and shake for 20-30 seconds until cold on the outside
- Strain into cocktail glass
- Enjoy!
How to create Grapefruit cordial for the Gimlet (for 8 drinks)
- Combine equal parts by weight freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and sugar
- Twist in one grapefruit skin release the citric acid
- Stir together over a low heat until dissolved
- Strain, bottle and store in fridge
Look out for videos of these cocktail recipes which will be showcased on our Instagram page for Ocado’s Gin Weekend (29th April – 1st May) with Diageo’s brand ambassadors Pippa & Christie. Christie has spent her career working in bars & restaurants across the globe, and so her international experience is a natural fit for Italian gin Villa Ascenti, along with her strong connection to food and drink culture. Similarly, Pippa has travelled the world with her career, working at The Savoy where she was awarded UK Bartender of the Year 2020, and she now represents Tanqueray gin as the UK brand ambassador.
Shop both Tanqueray and Villa Ascenti ‘s ranges on Ocado.com