St Patricks Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with delicious cocktails. Whether you’re planning on staying in or supporting local restaurants, Valley of Mother of God Gin will help craft your cocktail of choice. Made locally in Ontario and born from the aromas and flavours of the wild Canadian landscape, award-winning Valley of Mother of God Dry Gin is elegantly smooth and deliciously complex.
Gauthier Gibson
A subtle, smoky twist on the classic Gibson Martini.
Ingredients:
- 60ml Valley of Mother of God Gin (pre-chilled)
- 5ml Premium dry vermouth
- Garnish: 3 sweet cocktail onions
Directions:
- Start by charring the onions in a hot non-stick frying pan to obtain colour (about 4-5mins) then set aside to cool.
- Pour all of the ingredients into a mixing glass or jug, add cubed ice and stir for around 30 seconds to achieve the desired dilution. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, or for extra flair pour it into a small glass bottle and sit it in an ice-filled tumbler to act as a mini ice bucket. Serve with a small liqueur or port glass on the side to pour it into.
- Thread the cooled onions onto a cocktail stick and use to garnish the drink.
Harvest Moon Gin Fizz
Ingredients
- 45ml Valley of Mother of God Gin
- 90ml Fresh-pressed apple juice
- 15ml Lemon juice
- 15ml Cardamom syrup
- 15ml Egg white
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all the ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass with ice. To garnish, add a pinch of cardamom salt.
* Cardamom syrup:
To a saucepan, add 1 cup water and 2-3 tbsp. cardamom pods. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Add 1 cup of sugar and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
* Cardamom salt:
Add 1 tsp. cardamom seeds and crush with a pestle. Add 1 tsp. of sea salt.
Winter-Spiced Pear Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 60ml Valley of Mother of God Gin
- 30ml Spiced Pear Syrup*
- 30ml Lemon juice
- 1 Egg white
Directions:
- To make the spiced pear syrup, put the ingredients in a saucepan with 250ml water and simmer for 30 – 45 minutes until the flavours have infused. Strain and leave to cool.
- To make the cocktail, put all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker without ice and shake vigorously. Open the shaker, fill with ice and shake again, then strain into a chilled coupe.
- Place a star anise on the foam to serve.
*Spiced Pear Syrup Recipe:
4 Anjou Pears, Peeled, Cored & Cubed
1.5” Fresh ginger cube
2 Star anise
2 Cinnamon sticks
6 Cardamom pods (cracked)
200ml Caster sugar
Ruby Of The Valley
Ingredients:
- 60ml Valley of the Mother of God Gin
- 60ml Fresh or frozen or thawed cranberries 3
- 0ml Lemon juice
- 30ml Orange juice
- 30ml Star anise syrup*
Directions:
- To a cocktail shaker with ice, add the cranberries then muddle. Add the gin, lemon juice, orange juice and the star anise syrup.
- Shake sharply. Strain into rocks glass with ice.
- Garnish with orange slice and cranberry on a cocktail skewer.
*Star anise syrup:
To a saucepan, add;
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp. star anise pods
Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Remove spice when desired flavour is reached. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
Mother of all Negronis
Ingredients:
- 45ml Valley of Mother of God Gin
- 45ml Campari Aperitivo
- 45ml Premium sweet vermouth
- Garnish: Orange peel
Directions:
- Add the three ingredients into a mixing glass with cracked ice. Stir well.
- Strain into a rocks glass over cubed ice.
- Garnish: twist orange peel over drink to express oils and swipe along the rim of the glass. Place twist or a slice of orange into cocktail.
Classic Martini
Exquisitely smooth. Stirred, not shaken (sorry, Mr. Bond.)
Ingredients:
- 90ml Valley of Mother of God Gin
- 5ml Premium dry vermouth
- Garnish: Lemon twist
Directions:
- Chill a martini glass in the freezer.
- Add the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with cracked ice.
- Rapidly stir, as much as 50 revolutions. To maintain the cool temperature, avoid placing your hand on the glass as it will transfer heat. Instead, rest your thumb on the rim of the mixing glass to keep it steady.
- Remove chilled martini glass from freezer and strain cocktail into it.
- Garnish: Squeeze lemon twist to express oils, then rub the outside of the peel around the rim of the glass. Place twist either on rim or on top of the cocktail. Serve immediately.
