Like you guys know I’m a gin lover and when I see an unknown bottle in a liquor store I will very likely not leave the store empty handed. This time I gave in to a bottle of Filliers dry gin 28, the first Belgian gin and based on a recipe from the late 40′s. This smooth fruity and floral gin is made, like the name suggests, with 28 botanicals and with its 46% it’s perfect for crispy cocktails.
With Damien’s love for the United Kingdom and it’s weakness for English ladies it was pretty much obvious to choose, once again, for a gin based cocktail. This time I went for the world famous Tom Collins, one of the few cocktails I make throughout the year, a perfect thirst quencher.
Ingredients:
5 cl Filliers dry gin 28
2 cl fresh lemon juice
2 ts of extra fine sugar
1 slice of orange
soda water
Pour the gin, lemon juice and sugar into a mixing glass. Fill up your Boston shaker with ice, close it up and shake well. Strain the cocktail into a Collins glass; fill it up with ice and top of with soda water. Stir and finish of with a slice of orange.
As you may have noticed, I used a tumbler glass instead of a classic Collins glass: sorry about that but it tastes as good.
Cheers!