Raspberry-infused Gin Cocktail – Celebrate the flavour of berries

Have you thought about making something special for dad this Father’s Day? How about making him a Raspberry-infused Gin Cocktail. Our gin cocktail is easy-to-make and taste delicious when celebrating dad this year.

This recipe uses Pimville Gin. One of Pimville Gin’s main fruit extracts comes from the Baobab tree found in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa and the Mpumalanga midlands. Baobab is one of the most nutrient-dense fruits around. It’s often ground to a powder and used as a super fruit ingredient in smoothies. Its mango/lemonade-like flavour makes for a great taste filler. As fruit extract in gin, its best companion is raspberries. Although the berry season seems far away, in September, luckily we can rely on frozen berries to make a berry infused cocktail for a beverage perfect for winter.

Making the infused gin is easy and takes about a week, after which it will be ready do use. Then, you can divide your infused gin into smaller bottles and keep them for up to a year. It’s a great gift for Father’s Day. The Raspberry-infused Gin cocktail is a basic G&T with your choice of tonic water and some extra frozen raspberries for garnish, flavour and a tiny snack.

Celebrate with dad and the Raspberry-infused Gin cocktail this Father’s Day.

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Raspberry-infused Gin Recipe

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Recipe by Gary Dunn Course: DrinksCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

1

litre

Prep time

5

minutes

Infusion Time

1

week

Total time

5

minutes

Ingredients

• 700 ml Pimville Gin

• 300-400 g frozen or fresh berries

• 150 g sugar

• Equipment:

• 1.5 l sterilised jar/jug with lid

• Sieve

• Kitchen scale

• smaller jars/bottles (optional)

Method

• Seal the raspberries, sugar and gin in the jar. Shake the jar until sugar has been dissolved.
• Store in a cool spot and turn the jar over once a day for one week.
• Wait another two weeks before straining the gin a sieve.
• Add one or two tots of the gin to one to 200ml tonic water over ice and serve.

Notes

• Note: Perfect for long-term preparation. Gin can keep up to one year. It makes for an ideal gift.

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