SB Advent: Secret Garden Winter Gin
For the second instalment in our SB Advent series, we’re gin-gling all the way to The Secret Garden Distillery for a seasonal spirit as crisp as the first fall of snow.
On the outskirts of Edinburgh lies a three-hectare garden that is the heart and home of The Secret Garden Distillery, one of Scotland’s few entirely female-owned gin distilleries.
Here, the gins are made using four core Scottish botanicals: juniper, angelica, coriander, and winter savoury, which represent all four parts of a plant. It is these four botanicals that form the base of the brand’s Gold medal-winning Winter Gin expression, alongside the additions of freshly distilled cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom.
Formerly known as its best-selling Christmas gin, the brand took the opportunity to re-craft the spirit with the introduction of its new bespoke bottles this year.
The gin offers rich, spicy notes, with a warm depth of flavour, all of which captures the true essence of the holiday season, and makes the perfect foundation for a Christmas cocktail. Don’t mind if we do!
Keep reading for some recipe inspiration for this festive bottling, and click here to see which spirit we shone a spotlight on for our first day of SB Advent.
Lady in Red
Ingredients:
- 25ml Winter Gin
- 25ml Sloe gin
- 12.5ml Lemon juice
- 10ml Raspberry Syrup
Method: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and enjoy.
Festive Martini
Ingredients:
- 60ml Winter Gin
- 25ml Lemon juice
- 10ml Dry vermouth
Method: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.
Lady Winter
Ingredients:
- 50ml Winter Gin
- 10ml Orange juice
- 10ml Lemon juice
- 15ml Sugar syrup
Method: Place your coupe glass in the freezer to chill, preferably an hour in advance. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into your now frozen glass and garnish with rosemary sprig.
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