Cocktail Recipes

CELERY GIMLET

INGREDIENTS

1 small celery rib, chopped
.75 oz simple syrup
2 oz. Kitapo African Gin
.75 oz lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Add celery and simple syrup to base of cocktail shaker and muddle, about 30 seconds. Add gin and lime juice, then fill shaker with ice. Shake about 30 seconds. Double-strain cocktail into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with celery leaf.

AUTUMN FIZZ

INGREDIENTS

2 oz Kitapo African Gin
.25 oz lemon juice
agave nectar
Sparkling apple cider
Garnished with Thyme and apple

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour gin in shaker, Add lemon juice and agave nectar, shake and then pour into a high ball glass and top with sparkling cider. Garnish with fresh thyme and an apple slice.

EMPRESS OLD FASHIONED

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz Kitapo African Gin
.75 oz Pisco
.25 oz simple syrup
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
3 dashes Peychauds Bitters

INSTRUCTIONS

Stir together on ice. Garnish with a Lemon twist.

THE LAST WORD

INGREDIENTS

.75 oz Kitapo Afrian Gin
.75 oz green chartreuse
.75 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
.75 oz lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail coupe.

THE BETTER DECISION

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz Kitapo African Gin
.75 oz Cappelletti
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz simple syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Serve on the rocks in a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

IN THE WEEDS

INGREDIENTS

2 oz Kitapo African Gin
1 oz yellow chartreuse
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz lemon juice
.75 oz tarragon tea syrup*
Tarragon leaves for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and stir. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with tarragon leaves.

LA GUAPA

INGREDIENTS

2 oz Kitapo African Gin
2 oz rhubarb simple syrup*
1 oz lemon juice
Top with Anna Codorniu Brut Rosé Cava

INSTRUCTIONS

Muddle rhubarb simple syrup, lemon juice, and fresh lavender sprigs. Add dry gin. Shake and pour over ice. Top with brut rosé. Garnish with fresh lavender sprig

PARAKEET NORDINE GIN COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz Kitapo African Gin
.75 oz Giffard Pamplemousse
.25 oz green chartruese
.5 oz lime juice
2 drops Tiki bitters

INSTRUCTIONS

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail coupe and garnish with a lime peel and a grapefruit peel.

THE GREEN VIRGIN

INGREDIENTS

.75 oz egg white
2 oz Kitapo African Gin
.5 oz Chartreuse yellow liqueur
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz rosemary syrup*
.5 oz extra virgin olive oil
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

INSTRUCTIONS

Add egg white and gin in a Boston shaker and shake 5-6 times. Add in liqueur, lemon juice, rosemary syrup, and EVOO, then fill shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with bitters and rosemary sprig.

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