Classic Gimlet
This very simple classic Gimlet when made with NOLET'S Silver becomes a deliciously complex, fruit and floral-forward botanical cocktail.
1.5 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
Lime Wedge or Wheel for Garnish
Chill a Coupe or Martini Glass with ice or in the freezer. Shake all the ingredients vigorously with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into the chilled glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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1 oz. Giffard Pamplemousse Grapefruit Liqueur
2 Dashes Orange Bitters
1 Drop Orange Blossom Water
Mist of Bergamot Bitters
Brandied Pear Garnish
Flip
A delicious twist on a classic Flip cocktail, here the orgeat adds a nutty depth and the froth provides an opportunity for a beautiful dusted garnish.
1.25 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.5 oz Orgeat
1 Bar Spoon Sugar
1 Egg
1 part Nutmeg to 1 part Unbleached Sugar for dusting
Add all ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg (we used a simple snowflake stencil).
Clover Club
The classic Clover Club is a frothy-smooth raspberry sweet and sour cocktail that was seemingly created for the sublime botanicals we feature in NOLET'S Silver.
1 1/2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Dry Gin
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1/2 Fresh Lemon’s Juice
1/2 oz. Raspberry Simple Syrup
1 Egg White (or 1.5 Tbsp. Aquafaba)
Raspberry Simple Syrup:
1 cup Sugar
1 cup warm (not hot) Water
1 cup Raspberries
1/2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
Muddle raspberries and sugar and let them macerate 30 minutes.
Slowly stir in warm water. Strain into a lidded jar adding a splash of Gin to fortify. Can be refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Assemble Cocktail:
Add all ingredients to a shaker. Dry shake until emulsified (about one minute).
Add ice and shake again, vigorously. Double strain into a chilled Martini or coupe glass and garnish.
Modified from Julie Reiner’s Recipe from the Clover Club in Brooklyn
Autumn Blossom
The Autumn blossom is a herbaceous sour that compliments the season and makes an excellent aperitif.
1 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.75 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz. Simple Syrup
0.5 oz. Aperol
1 Blood Orange Wedge
Muddle blood orange wedge with syrup in a mixing glass. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
Pumpkin Flip
The creamy, spiced Pumpkin Flip cocktail is an essential autumn treat. The trick to the perfect consistency is in the dry shake.
1.25 oz. NOLET’S Silver Dry Gin
1 oz. Pumpkin Puree
1 Whole Egg*
0.5 oz. Maple Syrup
1 Bar Spoon Sugar
Ground Nutmeg and/or Cinnamon for Garnish
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Dry shake until emulsified (about one minute). Add ice and shake again, vigorously. Double strain into a Martini glass. Dust the top with nutmeg and or cinnamon to garnish.
*For the vegan variant, substitute 2.5 Tbsp. Aquafaba for the Egg.
Bee's Knees
It's not called the Bee's Knees for nothing. This classic is a delicious honey-sweetened sour cocktail that creates quite a buzz when crafted with NOLET'S Silver's fruit and floral forward botanical gin.
1.5 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.75 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz. Honey Syrup (2 : 1 honey to water ratio)
2 dashes Bitters (optional)
Small Pinch of Ginger Salt (optional)
In a cocktail shaker, mix fresh lemon juice and honey syrup. Add 2 dashes of bitters and a pinch of ginger salt (optional) along with NOLET’S Silver Gin. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with lemon peel.
*Adapted from Jake Bliven’s Buzz on the Southside recipe:
Gin Blush
2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
1 oz. Chambord
1 oz. Raspberry Purée
0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain, and serve in Champagne flute or coupe glass.
Garnish with a raspberry.
