If you’re a fan of gin and hard seltzer then you need to try these three fabulous cocktail recipes! Each one mixes gin with Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry (which Craft Gin Clubbers can find in their April 2022 Gin of the Month box) in new and creative ways that are so delicious!

The first recipe is a simple serve to get the taste buds tingling. It’s a great way to try the gin and hard seltzer in their purist combined form. The second is a scrumptious twist on a classic Mimosa cocktail recipe and the third is a brand-new take a Southside cocktail. All three are perfect for a night in with gin!

Gin & Viper

This very quick and simple serve brings together the incredible flavour of Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry with gin. The subtle cranberry tones in the delectably effervescent hard seltzer are a beautiful match for the rich, complex, juniper tones of a good craft gin. You may never go back to your standard G&T again!

25ml gin
200ml Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry
Fresh lime, to garnish
Fresh mint, to garnish (optional)

Add the gin to a glass full of ice with the Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry. Garnish, serve and enjoy!

Viper Gin Mimosa

Citrusy and aromatic, with lots of vibrant fresh orange tones that pair so well with the cranberry flavours of the hard seltzer and the rich gin, this creative twist on a Mimosa is full of depth. With this cocktail recipe up your sleeve, you can add lots of mouth-watering pizzazz to any occasion.

25ml gin
50ml fresh orange juice
5ml Simple Syrup
75ml Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry
Orange peel, to garnish

Add the first three ingredients to a mixing glass or shaker with ice and stir to chill down. Strain into a coupe or champagne saucer and top with chilled Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry. Garnish with an orange peel twist and serve.

Southside Viper Fizz

Here we have a fresh, minty and cranberry-flavoured long drink, that adds to the scrumptiousness of a classic Southside Fizz. Served in a tall Highball glass, it’s perfect for slowly sipping through long spring and summer evenings and beyond.

35ml gin
10ml Simple Syrup
15ml lime juice
4 mint leaves
75ml Viper Hard Seltzer Cranberry

Add the first three ingredients in a shaker with ice and 4-6 mint leaves and shake well. Strain into a highball with ice and top with Viper Cranberry Hard Seltzer. Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.

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What makes Viper Hard Seltzer so perfect for these cocktail recipes?

Viper’s hard seltzers, unlike most hard seltzers, are brewed. This gives them a much more balanced flavour profile that is full of subtle fruit flavour with a delectable bite of alcohol (they are 4% ABV to be precise). What’s more, they are made with no artificial colours, sweeteners or preservatives!

At only 96 calories per bottle, and with their light bubbles and delicate palate, they make for fantastic cocktail ingredients, as well as brilliant tipples to sip on their own at home, at festivals, picnics or anywhere else you can think of.