Southside Fizz
The Southside Fizz was likely named during prohibition after the Southside of Chicago, where it was the preferred libation of Al Capone & his gang who ran the liquor there. The modern variant is the tall minty refresher we love in the heat of the summer.
1.5 oz. NOLET’S Silver
0.75 oz. Lime Juice
0.75 oz. Simple Syrup
12-15 Mint Leaves
Lime Peel
Soda Water
Shake all ingredients together with ice and strain over new ice into a Collins glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a mint sprig and a lime peel.
Summer Sangria
This go-to summer punch is adaptable to seasonal fresh ingredients. You'll want to keep the main ingredients on-hand and use whatever combination of fruits and botanicals you have.
4 oz. NOLET'S Silver
Juice of 3 limes
2 limes, sliced thin
1 bottle of semi-dry White Wine
1 - 2 oz. Simple Syrup or Honey to taste
Fresh Fruits -Apples, Cucumber, Cherries, Watermelon or Pineapple
Tonic or Sparkling water
Fresh Herbs - Mint/Rosemary/Lemon Verbena/Fennel
In a large pitcher, combine gin, and wine. Add lime juice, fruit, and botanical herbs. Top with tonic water or sparkling water, and add simple syrup or honey to taste. Refrigerate for an hour or until chilled. Serve over ice, garnished with herbs/botanicals and fruit.
Gin Sonic
For the best of both worlds, try a NOLET'S Silver Gin Sonic... 1/2 soda 1/2 tonic provides a little of the sweet and lots of bubbles to 'bloom' our real botanicals.
1.5 oz. NOLET'S Silver Gin
1.5 oz. Tonic
1.5 oz. Soda
Fruit, Citrus or Herbs for Garnish
Pour NOLET'S Silver over ice, add tonic and soda, stir and garnish.
Passion Fruit Spritz
Exotic passionfruit pulp provides a punch of sweet & sour to this aromatic fruit-forward cocktail. When visualizing a tropical paradise, this cocktail is reported to serve as a valuable prop.
1.5 oz. NOLET'S Silver Gin
0.75 oz. Pineapple Juice
0.5 oz. Elderflower Liqueur
1 Fresh Passionfruit
1 oz. Soda Water
Combine all ingredients but soda in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled and combined. Pour into an ice-filled rocks glass and top with soda. The seeds from the passion fruit serve as the garnish.
Lavender Tea Cooler
The floral tea tipple is essential for any proper garden party. Earl Grey compliments the florals in NOLET'S Silver and the lavender-infused honey syrup levels it up to elegant.
1.5 oz. NOLET'S Silver
4 oz. Earl Grey Tea (cooled)
1.25 oz. Lavender Honey Syrup
0.25 Fresh Lemon Juice
Several Sprigs of Fresh Lavender for Garnish
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass or teacup over ice. Garnish with lavender.
Lavender Honey Syrup
0.5 cup Honey
0.5 cup Water
2 Tbsp. Fresh or Dried Lavender
Gently heat all ingredients in a medium saucepan until honey is dissolved. Strain with a fine-mesh strainer and cool before use. Can be stored in refrigerator for up to a week.
Negroni Sbagliato
Sbagliato means mistake in Italian, but the addition of Champagne to a Negroni made with NOLET'S Silver is the result of a decidedly happy mistake. A simply marvelous celebratory sip.
1 oz. NOLET'S Silver Dry Gin
0.50 oz. Campari
0.50 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 oz. Champagne or Dry Sparkling Wine
Add all ingredients except Sparkling Wine to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until exterior of glass is chilled, then lightly pour in Sparkling Wine. Strain into a coupe for a formal occasion or over ice in a rocks glass for a casual presentation. Garnish with an orange peel.
Image from Fine and Rare, NYC
House Gimlet
The NOLET'S Silver House Gimlet is a delicious herbaceous variant of a solid classic. The addition of fresh dill and celery bitters to the fruit, floral & citrus is surprisingly refined.
1.5 oz. NOLET'S Silver Gin
0.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
0.75 oz. Simple Syrup
2 Dashes Celery Bitters
1 Lime Wedge
Pinch of Fresh Dill
Add a pinch of dill into a chilled coupe or Martini glass. Squeeze the juice from a lime wedge over the dill. In an ice-filled shaker add NOLET'S Silver, lime juice and simple syrup, and shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into glass, add 2 dashes of bitters and garnish with a sprig of fresh dill.
Apple Crisp Punch
This crisp, citrus cocktail is always a crowd-pleaser. The ingredients are basic and easy to substitute for personal preferences. Spicy... add cinnamon liqueur, flavored bitters, or make a thyme-honey syrup. Garnish is fun, we did matchsticks, but apple slices or cubes work too.
26 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
13 oz. Apple Juice or Cider
6.5 oz. Lime Juice
6.5 oz. Honey
2 Fresh Limes
Apples (Green & Red)
Cinnamon Sticks, Thyme and Citrus for Garnish
Mix all ingredients in an infusion jar (or punch bowl) and stir thoroughly to dissolve honey. Slice limes into wheels and add to mixture. Serve over ice, garnished with lime, apple slices or matchsticks, cinnamon sticks, and/or thyme.
Single Cocktail
2.5 oz. NOLET'S Silver Gin
1.5 oz. Apple Juice
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Honey
Limes, Apples, Cinnamon Sticks, Thyme, and/or Citrus for Garnish.
In The Weeds
This recipe was created by Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and featured in Town & Country Magazine.
2 oz. NOLET'S Silver Gin
1 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Tarragon Tea Syrup*
Fresh Tarragon Leaves
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and stir. Strain into a Martini glass and garnish with tarragon leaves.
Tarragon Tea Syrup:
Combine 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup fresh tarragon in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool before use.
Botanical Spritz
When you're looking for a bright, floral cocktail, look no further. This beautiful sip takes minimal effort and provides maximum flavor. We love it with some seasonal garnish and find that when entertaining it is always a favorite.
1.5 oz NOLET'S Silver Gin
0.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
Soda Water
Fresh Lemon Slices, Raspberries, Peach Slices, and/or Orange Wheels for Garnish
Pour NOLET’S Silver, elderflower liqueur, and soda water into an ice-filled gin balloon glass. Stir well.
Garnish with a combination of preferred fruit botanical garnishes.
