World Gin Day was founded by Neil Houston of ‘Yet Another Gin’ in 2009. What started with a few Gins has turned into a worldwide celebration. This year our friend Emma Stokes of Gin Monkey takes over the reins.
All over the world, in different time zones obviously people will be celebrating the beautiful spirit of Gin.
Our love and borderline obsession of Gin began with the introduction of our “Gin Wall” in August 2013 followed by the introduction of Monday night Gin School (@GinSchool) in November. Brainchild of Charlotte’s owner Alex Wrethman, our bar team Fredi, Ted, Nicholas and host Matt Mawtus have continued to grow this Monday night institution. Charlotte’s Bistro has become a secret hideaway for all Gin aficionados. They serve 40 different European gins in constant rotation, taking into consideration seasonality and personality.
Fredi and his bar team have created something unique for #WorldGinDay the ‘Charlotte’s Cup’ – based on the basic Summer Cup recipe with our personal twist, and feel it’s pretty darn good. It will be served in true British style with our homemade lemonade. The ‘Charlotte’s Cup’ will be launched officially on Saturday 15th June – #WorldGinDay.
The Recipe
Charlotte’s Cup Lemonade
1500ml Gin – use simple based gin 25ml Gomme
750ml Sweet Vermouth 25ml Lemon Juice
3 Cucumbers 1 spoon Vanilla sugar
4 Punnets of Strawberries 2 mint leaves 75ml Sparkling water
700g Coriander Seeds
1 Vanilla Pod
1 Cinnamon Stick
After 3 days add:
100g Lemon Thyme
300g Sugar
Chop all your Charlotte’s Cup ingredients and snap cinnamon stick. Strain all ingredients and macerate in a sealed container (we recommend using a large 3ltr Kilner jar) for 3 weeks in a cold area.
After three weeks add your Lemon Thyme and sugar and leave for a further three days.
To make your homemade lemonade just put all the ingredients in a clean bottle and shake!
Serve long with lots of ice, strawberries, cucumber, mint and of course your homemade lemonade.
#WorldGinDay, @GinSchool, @CharlottesW4, Saturday 15th June 2013