World Gin Day with Martin Miller’s Gin
www.martinmillersgin.com
With the good weather we have been having it’s a good thing that World Gin Day is returning for its sixth year on Saturday 14 June 2014. It gives The Hedonist an excuse to make some G&Ts with one of my favourite gins, the independently owned British brand Martin Miller’s Gin.
Founded in 1999 by antique dealer Martin Miller and his partners David Bromige and Andreas Versteegh, Martin Miller Gin was the first super premium gin on the market, predating Hendricks and Tanqueray. Distilled in London but made with incredibly pure Icelandic water, Martin Miller experimented with a unique distillation method, splitting the process into two separate distillations. He distilled the juniper and the ‘earthier’ botanicals first, and then repeated the process for the seperate citrus peels, combining both distillates later.This gives the gin a better balance between the signatures notes of juniper, essential to any good gin, and the bright, refreshing notes of citrus.
Here are three exciting takes on the traditional G&T from Martin Miller’s Gin all of which I have sampled on your behalf at the terrific gin focused bar 214 Bermondsey (see our review).
Strawberry and black pepper gin and tonic
Ingredients:
• 50ml Martin Miller’s Gin
• 4 large strawberries
• Black pepper corns and grinder
• Ice
• 200ml Fever Tree tonic water
Method:
• Pour 50ml Martin Miller’s Gin into the glass and add 3 sliced strawberries
• Fill the glass with ice and add a crack of black pepper
• Pour in Fever Tree tonic water, stir and add a strawberry for garnish
Basil and pink grapefruit gin and tonic
Ingredients:
• 50ml Martin Miller’s Gin
• 1-2 pink grapefruits
• Bunch of basil leaves
• Ice
• 200ml Fever Tree tonic water
Method:
• Pour 50ml Martin Miller’s gin into a glass with 5 basil leaves and 3 pink grapefruit wedges
• Top with ice and pour in some Fever Tree tonic water
• Give the drink a stir
• Garnish with 2 pink grapefruit wedges and a basil leaf to finish
Ginger and blackberry gin and tonic
Ingredients:
• 50ml Martin Miller’s Gin
• 2 knobs of ginger
• Punnet of blackberries
• Ice
• 200ml Fever Tree tonic water
Method:
• Pour 50ml of Martin Miller’s gin into a glass and add 4 blackberries and 3 slices of ginger
• Fill the glass with ice
• Pour in Fever Tree tonic water
• Give the glass a good stir
• Garnish with a slice of ginger, a blackberry and a touch of grated ginger
Martin Miller’s Gin (70cl) RRP £25.50-£26 is available now from Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Ocado.com, leading wine and spirits merchants and the best bars in the top cities the world over.
www.martinmillersgin.com
