How to drink Bloody Shiraz Gin
Whip up some delicious gin cocktails with this cult-favourite
Rare Dry Gin combined with Victorian Shiraz grapes? Bloody brilliant. This gin experiment using local cool-climate Shiraz grapes has become a cult-favourite, and for bloody good reason. And it's also given us license to use as many bloody puns as we like (sorry, not sorry).
Get scrolling for some Bloody Shiraz Gin cocktail inspo. From a simple but delicious Bloody Shiraz Gin & Tonic to a Bloody Spritz to get the evening underway, we've got you well and truly covered. And if you're looking for even more bloody cocktails, head back to our drinks journal to find recipes like a Bloody Hot Negroni and Who Shot Tom Collins.
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BLOODY SHIRAZ GIN & TONIC
INGREDIENTS
- 45mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 100mL good tonic
- Lemon
METHOD
- Add Bloody Shiraz Gin and tonic to a rocks glass over ice
- Garnish with a wedge of lemon
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BLOODY SPRITZ
INGREDIENTS
- 30mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 30mL ruby red grapefruit juice
- 30mL soda water
- 90mL sparkling wine
- Grapefruit
METHOD
- Add the ingredients to a wine glass over ice, topping with the sparkling wine
- Garnish with a slice of grapefruit
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BLOODY FLORADORA
INGREDIENTS
- 50mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 25mL fresh lime juice
- 60mL ginger beer
- 10mL raspberry cordial
- Lime hull
METHOD
- Squeeze lime juice into a shaker and reserve the hull
- Add gin, cordial and ice to the shaker, shake, then strain into a Highball glass
- Add ginger beer, ice and garnish with the lime hull
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BLOODY SOUR
INGREDIENTS
- 45mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 30mL lemon juice
- 15mL sugar syrup [1:1]
- Dash of egg white or aquafaba
METHOD
- Add all ingredients to a shaker
- Shake all ingredients without ice
- Shake again with ice
- Strain into a rocks glass over ice
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BLOODY PALOMA
INGREDIENTS
- 45mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 15mL grapefruit juice
- 10mL sugar syrup
- Soda water
- Grapefruit
METHOD
- Add gin, grapefruit juice and sugar syrup to a highball glass over ice
- Top with soda water and garnish with a grapefruit slice
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BLOODY MOJITO
INGREDIENTS
- 50mL Bloody Shiraz Gin
- 25mL lime or lemon juice
- 20mL sugar syrup
- 8 mint leaves
- 60mL soda water
- Extra mint to garnish
METHOD
- Combine all ingredients except soda water in a tin and shake with ice
- Strain into a highball glass over ice and top with soda water
- Garnish with a mint sprig
