

LEOPOLD BROS.
RECIPES: LEOPOLD'S SUMMER GIN

Leopold's
Summer
Gin
Punch
1 bottle Leopold's Summer Gin
12 oz. cane sugar
6 large lemons
3 grapefruits
2 stalks of rhubarb
1 pint hot water
3 pints cold water
3 bags Earl Grey Tea
8 oz. lemon juice
8 oz. grapefruit juice
Peel all lemons and grapefruit, and set aside the peeled fruit to be juiced. Don’t throw out the peels – they’re important!
Take all the lemons peels and grapefruit, and combine in a dry container with roughly chopped rhubarb and 12 oz. cane sugar. Muddle the citrus peels, rhubarb and sugar together to create Oleo Saccharum, (oil and sugar mixture). Let the Oleo Saccharum sit for at least two hours (overnight would be even better). The sugar extracts the lemon oil from the zest of the lemons and creates an integral part of any classic punch recipe.
For lemon and grapefruit juice: You can juice the peeled lemons and grapefruit you used to create the Oleo Saccharum, or purchase lemon and/or grapefruit juice.
Steep the tea in the hot water for ten minutes or long enough to create a strong and slightly bitter tea. Add all remaining ingredients: Leopold’s Summer Gin, fruit juices, and cold water together and refrigerate. Strain out the lemon peels and serve in a large punch bowl over large blocks of ice for best presentation. Garnish with any citrus and/or herbs you see fit.
By Randy Layman

Ms. Collins
1½ oz. Leopold's Summer Gin
¾ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. fresh lime juice
3 oz. sparkling wine
Combine Leopold's Summer Gin, simple syrup, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, and ice in a shaker. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass. Add sparkling wine to fill. Stir gently to mix. Garnish with lemon and/or lime.
Gin Tonic
1½ oz. Leopold's Summer Gin
4 oz. Elderflower Tonic Water
Fill a stemmed wine glass with ice. All Leopold's Summer Gin and Elderflower Tonic Water. Garnish with orange slices, limes slices, and sprigs of fresh thyme.
Bee's Knees
2 oz. Leopold's Summer Gin
¼ oz. Iris Liqueur
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
¾ oz. simple honey syrup
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over an ice cube (opt for an ice of frozen beet juice if possible). Garnish with a lemon peel.
Variation by Alex Kady
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Summer
Strawberry
1½ oz. Leopold's Summer Gin
¾ oz. St. Germain
3 oz. sparkling wine
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
2 strawberries
Combine strawberries and lemon in a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add all remaining ingredients (except the sparkling wine) with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in a tall glass. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon if desired.
By Tipple & Nosh