The London N1 Memorable Unique Gin

ONE HISTORY

The London Nº1 is a unique gin.

It is all of the components that give The London Nº 1 its singular character – the quality of the ingredients, the distillation method, the colour and the bottle’s design.

Distilled in small batches in the heart of London, this gin’s unique flavour is the result of the quality of the raw ingredients used, as well as its distillation in Pot Stills (traditionally the only stills used for distillation in small quantities).

LEGENDS OF LONDON – MASTER LEGENDS OF LONDON 2019

Pure water is an essential part of The London Nº1’s unique flavour. Because of this, in the latest Legends of London, we decided to collaborate with The Ocean Clean Up Project. For each bartender that took part in this famous cocktail making competition, The London Nº1 donated 1€ to The Ocean Cleanup Project, which is dedicated to the cleaning of our oceans.

Bartenders from various countries around the world took part by creating an original recipe, based on the City of London (music, buildings, famous people, history…), which also had to raise awareness for environmental issues. The most creative cocktails were lucky enough to take part in the International Grand Final in London, 14th October 2019.

And after the event, the new Master Legends of London 2019 is…
Better Idea of Life! A cocktail created by Peter Marcina, Bar Manager at Mirror Cocktail Bar in Slovakia. Congratulations!

We will soon present the winning and finalist recipes so that everyone can enjoy these new and unique ways to enjoy The London Nº1 flavour, all the while keeping the oceans as blue as our gin

THE LONDON MIX

LONDON SUMMER TIME

Ingredients:

– 6 cl The London Nº1

– 1.5 cl Red Grapefruit juice

– 1.5 cl Brazilian lime juice

– 2 cl maple syrup

– 1 canned pear

Juice the fruits and let the juice chill at 4ºC for an hour. Once they are cold, mix with maple syrup and pour into a blender after adding 6cl of The London Nº1. Previously cover the pear in 250g of sugar during 6 hours, then add it to the blender with 4 icecubes. Blend during 45 seconds and decorate with a pear skewer on the side of the glass.

THE LONDON MIX

SUMMER SUNSET

Ingredients:

6 cl The London Nº1

3 cl fresh orange juice

3 cl fresh blueberries juice

2 cl fresh passion fruit juice

1 cl bitter almond syrup

5 cl Cava Brut Nature Villarnau

Preparation:

Add all ingredients, except cava, in a shaker with ice and shake around 30 seconds. Serve cold in a old cristal glass with crushed ice. At last, add the cava. Garnish with a passion fruit cut in half and two blueberries.

THE LONDON MIX

LONDON PRIDE

Ingredients:

50 ml The London Nº1
15 ml elderflower liqueur
5 ml Maraschino liqueur
10 ml fresh lemon juice

Elaboration:

Mix all the ingredients and shake well. Double strain, serve in a Martini glass and garnish with lemon zest.

THE LONDON MIX

BEERS KNEES Nº1

Ingredients:

50 ml The London Nº1
20 ml honey
10 ml fresh lemon juice
½ fresh passion fruit
top up with 50 ml Lager beer

Preparation:

Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well for a while, straining twice. Serve in an old fashioned glass with ½ fresh passion fruit and mint sprig.

THE LONDON MIX

CHAMOMILE MARTINI

Ingredients:

45 ml The London Nº1
30 ml Tío Pepe fino sherry
10 ml honey water
10 ml fresh lemon juice
30 ml strong camomile tea
2 sprigs of lemon thyme

Preparation:

Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well for 30 seconds, straining twice. Serve in a martini glass and garnish with two springs of lemon thyme.

THE LONDON MIX

LONDON MAI TAI

Ingredients:

6 cl. of London Nº1
3 cl. of elderflower liqueur
1 cl. of yuzu juice
0,5 cl.lime cordial
2 drops of cardamom bitters

Preparation method:

Mix all of the ingredients in a cooled glass and shake. Serve it in Martini glass and decorate it with an orchid flower.

THE LONDON MIX

NEW BRONX

Ingredients:

3,5 cl. The London Nº1
1,5 cl. dry French vermouth
1,5 cl. Vermouth La Copa
1,5 cl. orange juice
1 cl. red grapefruit juice.

Preparation method:

Prepare in a cocktail mixer, served in a cosmopolitan glass and decorated with an orange peel twist.

THE LONDON MIX

ORANGE NEGRONI

Ingredients:

3,5 cl. The London Nº1
2 cl. bitter vermouth
1,5 cl. Aperol
2 drops of orange Angostura.

Preparation method:

Prepare in a mixing glass, served in an old-fashioned glass and decorated with a few juniper berries floating on top.

THE LONDON MIX

THE LONDON APPETIZER

Ingredients:

7 cl. of The London Nº1
1 cl. of dry Vermouth
1 cl. of Amontillado del Duque V.O.R.S
5 cl. of Vermouth La Copa

Preparation method:

Prepare in a mixing glass and serve cold in a Martini glass.

Decorate with an olive cocktail stick on the edge of the glass and lime perfume.

THE LONDON MIX

GIMLET

Ingredients:

8 cl. The London Nº1
10 cl. Rose’s Lime Cordial lime juice concentrate
Lime slice
Cherries in syrup

Preparation method:

Mix The London Nº1 and lime juice concentrate in a mixing glass with ice and serve in a previously cooled cocktail glass. Decorate with the slice of lime and the cherries on a long cocktail stick.

THE LONDON MIX

LONDON COLLINS

Ingredients:

5 cl. The London Nº1
3 cl. lychee syrup
3 cl. lime juice
3 cl. Catalan Vichy
Two peppermint leaves
Pomegranate pearls
Lime slice
2 lychees

Preparation method:

Cool the glass, add the lychee syrup and lime juice. Add the ice and pour in The London Nº1. Then add the pomegranate pearls, two peppermint leaves and two whole lychees. To finish off, add a little Catalan Vichy and decorate with a slice of lime slice.

THE LONDON MIX

THE LONDON Nº1 GIN TONIC

Ingredients:

5 cl. The London Nº1
20 cl. tonic water
Lemon peel
Juniper berries

Preparation method:

Fill a balloon glass with ice. The large diameter rim will bring out all of the nuances of the gin. Put lemon peel in the glass to boost the flavour of the gin. Gently swirl the ice to cool the glass. Then gradually add The London Nº1 until the bluish colour is well-distributed throughout the glass.

Add four parts tonic water for each part of gin. Do so slowly so the bubbles remain strong. Flavour with an aromatic lime peel and add some juniper berries.

THE LONDON MIX

THE PASSION FRUIT AND LONDON Nº1 SOUR DRINK

Ingredients:

15 cl. The London Nº1
3 cl. of passion fruit puree (Boiron®)
8 cl. fresh lemon juice
2 cl. fresh lime juice
42 g. white sugar
62 g. egg white
242g of perfume ice with bergamot fruit, cinnamon and juniper

Preparation method:

For the perfume ice: for two weeks macerate 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 drops of bergamot essence and 12 crushed juniper berries in 2 litres of mineral water and keep well covered in a cold place. After this time, strain and pour into ice trays, then freeze.

Place all of the ingredients except the egg white into a blender. The egg white is added halfway through the process. Serve in a small highball glass or Riesling glass.

THE LONDON MIX

DRY MARTINI THE LONDON Nº 1

Ingredients:

5.5 cl The London Nº1
1.5 cl Dry vermouth

Preparation method:

In a mixing bowl, put 7 or 8 ice cubes and stir to cool the glass well. Remove excess water. Add the white dry vermouth and gin. Mix well and pour into a cocktail glass. Serve in cocktail glass and decorate with an olive on a stick.

THE LONDON MIX

DARK MANDARIN

Ingredients:

– 5 cl The London Nº1

– 3 cl La Copa Vermouth

– 1 cl mandarin liqueur

– 1 cl Tío Pepe fino sherry

Add all the ingredients to the mixer with a lot of ice, two coffee grain and a star anise ( this will ensure that the ingredients acquires a stronger flavour that can be separated from the other spices that are added). It is served in a glass with two ice cubes and is perfumed and garnish with mandarin peel.

THE LONDON Nº1 AROUND THE WORLD -“ROUGUE BAR”, BASILEA (SWITZERLAND)

Christos Kostopoulos, a swiss bartender, created his signature cocktail “Thames Tide” at the heart of Basilea, specifically at the Rouge Bar. A spectacular bar located amongst the clouds as it is at an altitude of 105 meters where you can enjoy impressive views of the vibrant city.

The Rouge bar is also the ideal place to enjoy a delicious meal with views and later, be tempted by the wide range of drinks and cocktails. It is also famous amongst its visitors due to its special celebrations and the night being brought to life by the DJ.

Kostopoulos moved everyone at Legends of London 2018 final with a cocktail with its pure London essence: “Thames Tide”. The iconic river is the source of his inspiration. A river which joins the old to the modern, a river by which London plants such as elderflower, tea from the Far East, wines, fruits…As the Thames is one of the arteries which feed and enriches London’s life and culture.

Ingredients

– 60 ml of The London Nº1

– 20 ml of Tío Pepe

– 7,5 ml of lavender syrup

– 2 g wormwood

– 2 g elderflower

– 3 g blue thai tea

RECIPE

Infusion Tío Pepe with the wormwood and the elderflower in the coffee syphon representing the tide.
Infuse The London Nº1 with the blue tea.
Mix Tío Pepe with the lavender syrup and the infused The London Nº1 in a mixing glass.
Double strain and serve in a chilled Martini glass.

Enjoy the cocktail video-recipe here.