Here at Craft Gin Club, we know that royally good spirits (like Gin 1689!) deserve to be paired with craft cocktail ingredients that truly complement them. This October, we are adding a touch of warmth to our tipples with the gentle spice of the ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup in our October Gin of the Month box!

Nothing goes together quite like gin and ginger, especially as autumn well and truly arrives! ¾ Oz.’s Alexandrine Lemaire smiles, “Ginger is a cornerstone of cocktails, and we find it lends itself exceptionally well to complex spirits like gin.”

When handcrafting their Ginger Ale Syrup, the artisans at ¾ Oz. go to painstaking lengths to preserve the flavours of fresh ginger, which complement even the most delicate of botanicals. Alexandrine explains, “Unlike ready-made ginger beverages which are industrially produced, our all-natural syrup retains the subtle spice of ginger, which is rounded out with the fruity notes of Amarillo hops.”

This October, we recommend curling up on the sofa and spicing things up with this gorgeous Ginger Ale Syrup. Here are some serves to get you started!

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Ginger Hot Toddy

Ingredients

30ml ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup
125ml apple juice
½ cinnamon stick
1 star anise
Walnut bitters (optional)
45ml gin

Method

Add your ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup, apple juice, cinnamon stick, star anise and bitters to a saucepan and simmer over medium heat for five minutes. Pour into your favourite mug or heat-resistant glass, stir in your gin and serve.

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Gin and Ginger Shandy

Ingredients

50ml gin
30ml ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup
Juice from half a lime
White beer, gose beer or sour beer, to top up
Slice of lime, to garnish

Method

Combine all your ingredients in a pint glass with ice and stir gently.

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Grapefruit & Ginger Mocktail

Ingredients

25ml ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup
75ml fresh grapefruit juice
50ml soda or sparkling water
Fresh grapefruit slice, to garnish
Sea Salt, to rim

Method

Shake your ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker packed with ice. Rim a coupe glass by moistening its lips with your grapefruit slice and dipping it into a saucer of sea salt. Strain the contents of your cocktail shaker into the coupe, top up with soda or sparkling water and garnish.

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Gin Buck

Ingredients

50ml gin
25ml ¾ Oz. Ginger Ale Syrup
100ml soda water or sparkling water

Method

Add ice to a rocks glass, pour over your ingredients and stir gently.