Franklin & Sons Cocktail Recipes
We've come up with a few suggestions for how to get the best out of your cocktails by adding some Franklin & Sons magic.
Old Fashioned Spritz
A classic whiskey cocktail with a twist.
This cocktails bold flavours are elevated and freshened up with the addition of Franklin & Sons Mandarin & Ginger Soda.
Ingredients
- 50ml Bourbon Whiskey
- 5ml Demerara syrup
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters
- 100ml Franklin & Sons Mandarin & Ginger Soda
- Cubed ice
- Garnish with orange peel (just simplifying the language for the laymen)
- Highball glass
Instructions:
- Pour your whiskey, demerara syrup and bitters to a high ball glass.
- Add ice all the way to the top of your glass and slowly stir for 20 seconds.
- Add your Franklin & Sons Mandarin & Ginger and give 3 more final stirs to combine.
- Pinch your orange peel of the glass to express the oils on the top of the drink and add the peel to the glass.
Pineapple Crush
A light and refreshing twist on the classic Pina Colada.
Using Franklin & Sons Pineapple & Almond Soda takes you straight to a tropical island in the sun. Zingy pineapple and rich sweet rum come together in Caribbean harmony for bright and vibrant long drink.
Ingredients:
- 40ml RedLeg Pineapple Rum
- 15ml Fresh lime juice
- 10ml Orgeat or coconut syrup
- 100ml Franklin & Sons Pineapple & Almond Soda
- Cubed ice
- 2 pineapple leaves to garnish (do no eat these)
- Highball/copa glass
- Add rum, lime and orgeat to a cocktail shaker.
- Fill your highball/copa glass with ice.
- Add ice to your cocktail shaker with your ingredients and shake hard for 15 seconds.
- Strain your liquid over your ice in your highball glass.
- Top with Franklin & Sons Pineapple & Almond Soda and give 3 slow stirs to combine.
- Garnish with pineapple leaves.
Guava & Coconut Mojito
A vibrant twist on a tropical icon.
A taste of sunshine all year round this cocktail is both complex and fresh and is made brighter with the inclusion of Franklin & Sons Guava & Lime Soda.
Ingredients:
- 50ml Coconut Rum
- 20ml Fresh lime juice
- 15ml Sugar syrup
- 75ml Franklin & Sons Guava & Lime Soda
- 6-8 Mint leaves
- Cubed/crushed ice
- Highball glass
Instructions:
- In the palm of your hands give your mint leaves a clap or two to release those oils before adding to your highball glass.
- Add your ice, rum, lime juice and sugar syrup.
- Add your Franklin & Sons Guava & Lime soda and give a final couple of stirs to combine and redistribute the mind leaves throughout the drink.
Gin-ger Ale
A lighter twist on a classic Foghorn cocktail.
For this more easy-going summery version of its classic counterpart Franklin & Sons Original Ginger Ale lightens and softens the drink whilst keeping the punchy backbone of fresh ginger.
Ingredients:
- 50ml Rhubarb Gin
- 15ml Fresh lime juice
- 100ml Franklin & Sons Original Ginger Ale
- Lime wheel garnish
- Cubed ice
- Large wine glass
- (Add two dashes of Angostura Bitters to make more Autumnal)
Instructions:
- Add Rhubarb Gin, lime juice (and bitters if you want) and ice to a wine glass.
- Top up with Franklin & Sons Original Ginger Ale.
- Stir to combine ingredients.
- Garnish with lime wheel.
English Rose
A truly floral tipple.
Elegant and sophisticated, this light fragrant cocktail is perfect for summer sipping and features Franklin & Sons Natural Rose Lemonade.
Ingredients:
- 30ml Grapefruit Gin/Vodka
- 20ml Rose Vermouth (Don’t mention Forty-Five as I have discontinued/shelved it)
- 10ml Fresh lemon juice
- 1 dash of cucumber bitters
- 75ml Franklin & Sons Natural Rose Lemonade
- Cucumber ribbon to garnish
- Cubed ice
- Wine Glass
Instructions:
- Add your ribbon to your wine glass starting at the base of the glass and spiralling upwards around the inside of the glass to the top.
- Gently add your ice to the glass to keep your ribbon in place.
- Add your gin/vodka, vermouth, lemon juice and bitters.
- Top with Franklin & Sons Natural Rose Lemonade.
