Taisteal & Daffy's Gin Global Cuisine Evening
Welcome Drink
D&T (Daffy's Gin, Fever Tree Tonic served with Fresh Lime & a Sprig of Mint)
Preview of Exclusive Collection of Scottish Prints / Gin Tasting
Starter
Gin Cured Salmon, Octopus, Avocado, Feta and Compressed Watermelon
Main with Paired Daffy's Cocktail
Venison, Parisan Gnocchi, Wild Mushroom, Pumpkin
'Crimson Spritz' (Daffy’s Gin, Creme de Cassis, Red Wine Reduction, Lemon Juice and topped with Soda, finished with a crack of pepper)
Dessert with Paired Daffy's Cocktail
Fennel Shortbread, Clove & White Chocolate Crumb, Cinnamon Honeycomb, Szechwan Meringue and Star anise Ice Cream
'Mint Highball' (Daffy’s Gin, Apple Juice, Lime Juice, Chamomile Tea or Earl Grey Tea Syrup, topped with tonic water and finished with clapped mint)
Tea/Coffee
See bottom for how to make the above Daffy's Cocktails!
Pictures from the night
DAFFY'S COCKTAILS
MINT HIGHBALL (Wonderful palate refresher, goes especially well with vanilla ice-cream!)
- 37.5ml Daffy’s Gin
- 12.5ml St Germain Elderflower liqueur
- 25ml Lemon or Lime Juice
- 50ml Clear Apple Juice
- Handful fresh mint
- 12.5ml Chamomile Tea Syrup (same rule as the sugar syrup, but before you mix, steep a few teabags in the boiling water. Remove and strain teabags, add the sugar {2:1} and stir until dissolved /.. this method can work with any flavour tea!)
- Tonic Water
Put all ingredients into a highball glass, save the tonic. Make sure the mint is clapped before going in the drink. Add ice and stir for approx 30 seconds. Top with tonic water (Fever Tree Elderflower or Mediterranean Tonic for an extra zing!)
CRIMSON SPRITZ(Pairs great with a red meat dish)
- 37.5ml Daffy’s Gin
- 25ml Red Wine (Cab Sauv or Merlot preferable)
- 12.5ml Chambord/Creme de Cassis (available from most wine stores/off licenses)
- 12.5ml Sugar Syrup (2 measures sugar – 1 measure boiling water, stir until dissolved: lasts forever!)
- 12.5ml Lemon Juice (available from Sainsbury’s)
- Cracked Black Pepper
- Soda
Throw all ingredients into a large wine glass except the soda. Add ice, and stir around the glass for app. 30 seconds. Top with soda, garnish with some halved black grapes and an orange wedge.
If you are having trouble finding where to pick up some Daffy’s, the gin goddess, it's stocked at Vino Stockbridge