Premium drinks company, Truman & Orange, are known for bringing top-notch liquor brands like the Malfy Italian Gin range and more recently Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation gin to South Africa.
The company recently launched another handcrafted super-premium gin, Brooklyn Gin, which is made one small batch at a time, using traditional artisan spirit-making methods.
Truman & Orange owner, Rowan Leibbrandt shared, ‘It begins with selecting and preparing the finest natural ingredients for the carefully-honed recipe. No detail is spared: Juniper berries are hand-cracked. Unlike most gins, the Eureka lemon, Key and Persian lime, navel oranges and kumquats (so typical of Brooklyn) are used are fresh, not dried. They’re then hand-cut to release essential oils and bring out the true essence and complexity of the ingredients.’
Truman & Orange shared that the best way to enjoy Brooklyn Gin’s fresh, flavourful and complex taste is to drink neat. However, if the mixed gin cocktail is more your speed, take a look at the two recipes below that pair perfectly with Brooklyn’s flavour profile.
Bee’s Knees
60ml Brooklyn Gin
22ml fresh lemon juice
22ml honey syrup
Equal parts honey and warm water.
Method
Shake with ice and serve in a rocks glass. Garnish with a fresh slice of lemon. Top with sparkling wine to create a Brooklyn 75 or sparkling water to create a Brooklyn Collins.
Brooklyn Gin Martini
74ml Brooklyn Gin
22ml dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
Method
Stir over ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a twist of lemon, or, for a Brooklyn variation, a fresh kumquat.
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Brooklyn Gin is available at high-end liquor outlets across South Africa and retails for R799 per bottle.
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Brooklyn Gin
