3 Thai Inspired Gin Cocktails
Fruit shakes are so popular in Thailand and having recently been to a Thai festival where I drank my own body weight in delicious fruit shakes I thought I would have a go at recreating them at home. Gin is a botanically rich spirit, often with citrus as one or more of its botanicals, which perfectly complements most fruit flavours and fruity gins are in. So it was a short hop, therefore, to combine the Thai fruit shakes with a good fruity cocktail gin to create these 3 Thai inspired gin cocktails.
Gin and juice have long been a popular bar choice. These ‘Thai’ gin cocktails are just gin and juice on steroids.
And for those of you who may want to omit the gin, for whatever reason, they also make great mocktails.
The only equipment you will need is a blender. The measurements I use are in cups as I find this the easiest and most accurate method of measuring ingredients.
So here are 3 Thai inspired gin cocktails. Happy mixing!
Thai Gin Lime Slushie
Light and refreshing on a hot summer’s day.
Glass:
Highball or equivalent
Ingredients:
45 ml / 1.5 oz London Dry Gin
2 limes juiced
15 ml / .5 oz homemade lime syrup
15 ml / .5 oz simple syrup to balance the sour of the limes
2 cups ice
Pinch of salt
Instructions:
Blend all together until the ice is crushed into small chunks.
Pour into your glass.
Top with soda water.
Garnish:
Paper straw and a lime wedge
Thai Gin Pineapple Shake
The tried and tested combination of fresh pineapple and coconut is sublime.
Glass:
Highball or similar
Ingredients:
45 ml / 1.5 oz London Dry Gin
1 cup fresh pineapple
22.5 ml / .75 oz simple syrup
7.5 ml / .25 oz homemade lime syrup
Splash of coconut milk
1 cup ice
Pinch of salt
Instructions:
Blitz all the ingredients together in a blender until smooth like a milkshake.
Pour into your glass.
Garnish:
Paper straw and a roasted pineapple wedge
Thai Gin Watermelon Smoothie
Watermelon seems to be the go-to fruit on a hot summer’s day. Ice cold wedges fresh from the fridge are deliciously thirst-quenching.
Glass:
Highball or equivalent
Ingredients:
45 ml / 1.5 oz London Dry Gin
1 cup watermelon ~ deseeded or leave the seeds in ~ your preference
15 ml / .5 oz watermelon liqueur or syrup
1 cup ice
Large dash of evaporated milk
A squeeze of fresh lime juice
Pinch of salt
Instructions:
Blend all the ingredients together in a blender until smooth, leaving no hard lumps of ice left.
Pour into your glass.
Garnish:
Paper straw and mint
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