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Bluecoat American Dry Gin is distilled in Philadelphia, known as the City of Brotherly Love, a wellspring of the American Revolution, the location for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the home of Rocky Balboa.  Philadelphia symbolizes American separation from the British just as Bluecoat American Dry Gin represents a dramatic and effective departure from the usual London Dry Gin.  The emergence of Bluecoat may make the redcoat London Dry Gin, like Rocky, a relic of the past.

The Naughty G & T
He loves me, he loves me not, he definitely loves me – he bought Bluecoat American Gin!

Like all gins, Bluecoat begins with juniper berries.  But unlike London Dry Gins which are dominated by their flavor, Bluecoat adds natural and organic ingredients like citrus peel, coriander seed, and angelica root to reach a refreshing taste of botanicals and orange bitters.  It is made in small batches, the old fashioned way, in a custom, hand-hammered copper still.  Although 94 proof while most gins are 80 proof, it is surprisingly smooth.

The Naughty G & T
Add a Raspberry Chambord Ice Cube for a little extra cocktail love –

From my perspective, gin is a lot like love:  complex, subtle, and full of life.  Unlike most vodkas, gin actually has a personality – sometimes multiple personalities – since, for example, many varieties contain as many as 20 ingredients thereby giving each its own distinctive and often recognizable style.  For Valentine’s Day I was feeling a little playful and thought it made perfect sense to create a gin concoction to sip poolside while the mercury today reached a summer-like 90 degrees.  Sous Chef dubbed my creation “The Naughty G&T” when I introduced it as a stimulus for some love in the afternoon.  Let your imagination run wild.  After all, it is Valentine’s Day and amour is in the air.

The Naughty G & T
All you need for a little “Love in the Afternoon”

If you want to try The Naughty G&T all you need are 1 ½ ounces of Bluecoat American Dry Gin, a bottle of Fentiman’s Rose Lemonade, and some ice.  The result is a light, refreshing drink that avoids the sweetness of many tonic waters and lets the taste of the gin shine through.  Whether you make it naughty or nice is up to you!

The Naughty G & T
Make it a Valentine’s Weekend and treat your Sweetheart to The Naughty G & T for Sunday Brunch

 

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The Naughty G & T
 
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Recipe type: Cocktail
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1½ ounces Bluecoat American Dry Gin
  • Fentiman's Rose Lemonade
Instructions
  1. Place ice in a glass. Add 1½ ounces Bluecoat American Dry Gin. Top with Fentiman's Rose Lemonade.

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Raspberry Chambord Ice Cubes
 
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Serves: 8
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  • 2 ounces Chambord
  • 2 ounces Simple Syrup
  • 4 ounces water
  • 1 Pint Raspberries
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in blender an puree. Pour into ice cube mold (I used a heart shaped ice cube mold found at William's Sonoma), and freeze.

 

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Christy Majors

Food enthusiast, wine aficionado, BBC Food fanatic, and cookbook bibliomaniac, who suffers from an incurable case of culinary wanderlust. Artist in progress. Creator of Tout va bien! (TM) where experiences in food, travel and wine are broken down for the home cook and traveler. Banker by day.
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