A cool refreshing glass of lemonade spiked with gin for those lazy brunch sessions, or a relaxing pre-dinner cocktail made with premium Scotch Whisky – with William Grant & Sons and its offerings – 
you know you cannot go wrong. With some of the world’s leading brands including Grant’s, Monkey Shoulder and Hendrick’s Gin, The Balvenie, and Glenfiddich amongst others in the portfolio, here are some cool, quirky cocktails you can enjoy in the comfort of your home.
Monkey Shoulder: Monkey Shoulder is a fun-loving scotch whisky that has unique versatility. Its richness and vibrancy combined with fruity aromas and mellow vanilla notes, make it the perfect whisky – no matter how you like to have your whisky. It can be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or experimented with cocktails. It is available across the country and is priced at INR 6,050 in Mumbai for 700 ml.
Monkey Jam Sour
Ingredients
Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky 50 ml
Fresh Lemon Juice 20ml
Sugar Syrup 5ml
Jam 2 tsp
2 Dash Orange Bitters
Soda Water (Optional)
Method
Add all ingredients to a shaker
Add fresh ice and shake it like a legend
Strain into ice-filled glass
Top with soda water if you fancy
Hendrick’s Gin: Hendrick’s is a deliciously super premium gin, made with a number of unusual twists. To deliver a most curious and delightfully unique flavor, Hendrick’s combines a distinct blend of eleven botanicals, as well as the signature infusions of cucumber and rose petals, producing a wonderfully refreshing gin with a delightfully unique aroma. Hand crafted in Scotland in minuscule by William Grant & Sons, Hendrick’s is the only gin that uses a marriage of spirits from both a Carterhead and Bennett Copper Pot Still, a combination that produces a divinely smooth gin that has both the required character and balance of subtle flavors. In 2018, the Hendrick’s Master Distiller, Lesley Gracie, was awarded ‘Gin Distiller of the Year’ by the World Gin Awards in recognition of her groundbreaking work.
Cucumber Lemonade
You cannot control the behavior of wasps at a picnic; you can however ensure you have a summer drink as azure in flavor as the summer evening is long. Cucumber Lemonade brims with naughty thoughts for summers yet to be.
Ingredients
1 parts Hendrick’s Gin
1 part Lemon Juice
1 part Sugar Syrup
3 parts Soda Water
Method
Combine all ingredients in a highball filled with cubed ice.
Lightly stir and serve.
Garnish with 3 thinly sliced rounds of cucumber
Grant’s Distinction: With its raisin cake richness that makes it highly mixable, Grant’s Distinction can undeniably stir up an intricate ambience. Retaining the ‘House style’ of Grant’s family, Grant’s Distinction has a robust, malty character with delicate fresh fruit flavours that brings a unique blend of sweet and spicy notes. It is derived from the finest of malt and grain whiskies, handpicked by master blender Brian Kingsman to appeal to new-gen of Scotch Whisky drinkers. Grant’s Distinction is exclusively available in India and is priced at INR 2,500 for 750 ml in Mumbai.
Mint Julep
Ingredients
50ml Grant’s Distinction
10ml simple/sugar syrup
8-10ml lime juice
10 mint leaves
Method
Lightly muddle mint leaves, lime juice & sugar syrup in a glass
Add Grant’s Distinction, pack it with crushed ice & stir
Garnish with a mint leaf
Grant’s Triple Wood: Grant’s Triple Wood is matured in three different types of woods: Virgin Oak cask, which provides the spicy robustness, American Oak, which lends subtle vanilla smoothness, and the Bourbon refill, which offers brown sugar sweetness, resulting in a smoother, richer, mellower taste. It has the notes of ripe pear and summer fruits and has a long and sweet finish with a subtle hint of smoke. It is available in select locations in India and is priced at INR 2940 in Mumbai and INR 3599 in Bangalore for 750ml.
Grant’s Rocks
Ingredients:
50ml of Grant’s Triple Wood
Ice
Orange Peel
Method:
Fill a rocks glass with ice & pour in Grant’s Triple Wood
Garnish with orange peel
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