
NAUTICAL NAVY STRENGTH GIN DRINKS
We’re in a nautical kind of mood. It might have something to do with Lizzie’s cruise trip on the Celebrity Eclipse, or it might just mean we’ve got a craving for some Navy Strength Gin cocktails.

LIMEY GIMLET
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INGREDIENTS
- 30mL Navy Strength Gin
- 30mL lime cordial
- 15mL lime juice
- 15mL white rum
- Lime
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METHOD
- Add all ingredients to a shaker
- Shake, then strain over a rocks glass filled with ice
- Garnish with a wedge of lime

PLUM & BASIL SMASH
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INGREDIENTS
- 45mL Navy Strength Gin
- 25mL lemon juice
- 10mL ginger cordial
- 1 plum, pitted and peeled
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- Soda water
- Basil (to garnish)
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METHOD
- Muddle plum and basil into the bottom of a highball glass
- Add gin, cordial, juice and ice, and give a quick stir to combine
- Top with soda water and garnish with a crown of basil

ARMY & NAVY
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INGREDIENTS
- 45mL Navy Strength Gin
- 20mL lemon juice
- 15mL orgeat (almond)
- 2 dashes bitters
- Lemon
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METHOD
- Shake ingredients over ice
- Double strain into a cocktail glass
- Garnish with a lemon twist
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