Highland Liquor Company hits the right taste notes for Valentine's day with new Seven Crofts Blood Red Rose cocktail
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A WESTER ROSS distillery has teamed up with a mixologist to make Valentine's day even tastier.
Highland Liquor Company, based in Ullapool, is the producer of the award-winning Seven Crofts gin, which is at the heart of this bittersweet recipe, perfect to brighten up this weekend.
Seven Crofts Blood Red Rose – this is the name of the creative tipple - has tasting notes of cardamom and coriander, traditional sour ingredients, seasonal blood oranges and rose liquor.
Created by Highland Liquor Company, Seven Crofts gin was inspired by the first seven dwellings that formed the Highland fishing village of Ullapool, over 200 years ago. A classic London dry gin style using seven botanicals for complex depth of flavour, this gin is very a versatile for using in cocktails.
Highland Liquor Company’s latest release is Fisherman’s Strength, a new navy strength (57% ABV) bottling of Seven Crofts gin launched in October 2020.
Recipe
60ml Seven Crofts Gin/30ml Fisherman’s Strength Gin
20ml Blood Orangecello
20ml Rose Liqueur
10ml Simple Syrup
25ml Lime Juice
2 Egg Whites (or 20ml Aquafaba for vegans)
2 Drops Cardamom Bitters (optional
To make the simple syrup, combine sugar and water in a pan and simmer until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool before using.
Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker and shake to combine. Add ice to the shaker and shake again before straining into a Jack and Jill glass.
