The Oxfordshire Gardener Cocktail

In light of the recent burst of summer sunshine, it’s time to dive into our botanical recipe book to discover our latest cocktail.

Inspired by the tastes and fresh flavours of the garden, the Oxfordshire Gardener cocktail is a delightfully effervescent blend that is jam-packed full of ingredients found in the English country garden. So, grab your cocktail shaker and become a master mixologist as we show you how to create your very own Oxfordshire Gardener cocktail at home.

Ingredients (for two servings)

100ml chilled Tanqueray Gin

200ml blackberry juice

50ml elderflower liqueur

200ml light perry

One handful of ice

To garnish:

2 slices of lemon

2 blackberries

Instructions: 

Step 1 

Firstly, begin by preparing and gathering your ingredients.

Step 2 

Pour the chilled gin, blackberry juice, elderflower liqueur and light perry into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice.

Step 3

Next, give the cocktail shaker a gentle shake as this will help to blend the flavours beautifully, without bashing out the delicate bubbles.

Step 4 

Decant your sparkling cocktail into a pair of beautiful crystal glasses and garnish with a slice of lemon and a juicy blackberry.

Step 5 

Now, it’s finally time to head out into the garden to sit back and relax whilst you sip this scrumptious garden-inspired cocktail. Enjoy!