Recipes

cordials

Bergamot & lavender

Makes a refreshing drink with fresh mint and soda.

Or create a Bergamot Sour with gin, ginger syrup and lime juice.

Blackberry & Star Anise

Try making a Blackberry Mule Mocktail. Combine 250 ml ginger beer, 50 ml blackberry cordial, fresh mint, squeeze of lime and crushed ice for a delicious non alcoholic beverage.

Blood Orange

Mix with soda, fresh mint and ice.

Will make a fabulous champagne cocktail mixed with sparkling wine, or Prosecco with a dash of Grand Marnier!  

Cumquat

Try making a Cumquat Vodka Martini. Combine 1 and half shots of vodka, splash of triple sec, one and half tablespoons of cumquat cordial, shake and add crushed ice.Serve in a sugar crusted martini glass ( spread the rim of the martini glass with a little  cordial and then into a bowl of sugar). 

Ginger & Lemongrass

Mix with soda and fresh mint for a wonderfully refreshing drink.

Splash into tea for a warming winter drink or calming digestive with some warm water.

Will make a great cocktail mixed with Pimms, mineral water, dark rum, sliced apple and orange, fresh mint leaves.

Lemon & Lime

Enjoy with sparkling water, ice and fresh mint.

For a fancy cocktail add 30 ml cordial to one measure of tequila, one measure limoncello, soda water, mint and ice.

Lime & Thyme

Mix with sparkling, soda or mineral water, add fresh mint and ice.

Try splashed into a vodka and soda or gin and tonic.

Makrut Lime

Try making this fragrant and aromatic SE Asian twist on a mojito. Combine a measure of white rum, a tablespoon of kaffir lime lime cordial, squeeze of lime, fresh mint , and mix with soda and ice.

Mandarin & River Mint

Blend with soda, extra fresh mint and ice, add to a margarita or splash into Prosecco. 

Passionfruit

Enjoy with sparkling water or soda, fresh mint and ice.  Splash into a fruit punch.

Will make a wonderful cocktail blended with Prosecco and served in a champagne glass.

Raspberry & Pomegranate

Splash over natural yoghurt, berries and granola, so delicious!

Combine with soda, fresh mint leaves and ice; or enjoy in a gin and tonic or Prosecco.

Ruby Grapefruit

It will sing with the addition of a citrus note gin and tonic water.

Seville Orange

Use in fruit punch for a dash of citrus zing, drink with soda and torn fresh mint leaves , splash into a vodka and soda with a twist of lemon and enjoy.

Tangelo

Will make an exemplary gin and tonic, or try making a winter citrus crush: 1/1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz grand marnier, 30 ml tangelo bitters, soda, crushed ice, citrus segments of choice.

Yuzu & Lemon

A delicious drink served as Yuzu tea if combined with hot water, enjoy with soda and fresh herbs, or create a Yuzu gimlet with dry gin and fresh thyme.

Vinegars

Blackberry & River Mint

Delicious splashed over a goat’s cheese salad with rocket leaves, crunchy pear slices and toasted walnuts or hazelnuts.

Deglaze a pan of crispy bacon pieces with a squeeze of lemon and drizzle over spinach leaves, toasted flaked almonds and crumbled parmesan.

Raspberry & Thyme

Sublime over oysters and a squeeze of lemon, or splash into vodka and soda, add ice and fresh mint leaves.

Marinate chicken thighs with olive oil, vinegar and fresh thyme. Splash over grilled halloumi with s squeeze of lemon.

Strawberry & Basil

 Delicious splashed over a Caprese salad- sliced tomatoes, bocconcini and basil.

Combine with good quality olive oil and drizzle over cos lettuce, avocado and cucumber. 

Splash over ice cream and fresh strawberries.