Winter Monkey Cocktail

We’re in the winter season and all we really want to do is crawl up into a cosy ball and hibernate until the sun starts shining again, and although we can’t do that all the time, we can certainly do it every once in a while, so whether you sit down in front of an open fire or a video of an open fire, while either reading a book or watching something on Netflix, craft one of Glass of Bubbly’s Cocktails to keep you company.

This Cocktail will be a blend of two seasons, the Gin will provide us with those loving winter flavours and our Sparkling Wine will remind us of all those lively Summer characteristics we have to look forward to.

The Sparkling Wine – Radgonske Gorice

The biggest and one of the most well-known Slovenian Sparkling Wineries is Radgonske Gorice, producing Sparkling Wine for everyone, supplying Slovenian Supermarkets and offering something a little more aged and complex for the wine connoisseur.

Radgonske Gorice is also the oldest Sparkling Wine producer in Slovenia, they started 170 years ago in 1852 and now produce 4,500,000 liters of wine every year, with a production that high it makes sense that Radgonske Gorice is the largest producer of Sparkling Wine in Slovenia.

Radgonske Gorice – Zlata Radgonska Penina Rosé Selection Brut – Tasting Notes

Aroma – “Soft blushing red berries, raspberries, strawberries, baked winter fruits/berries, sweet pink grapefruit and cherries along with pink blossom and pink rose petals on the aroma.”

Flavour – “Soft ripe red apple flesh, red and white strawberries, raspberries, delicate pink floral, pink rose petals and pink blossom on the palate.”

Silver Medal in the Summer Days category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2022

Gin Kitchen – Gutsy Monkey Winter Gin

Handcrafted in an artisan distillery in the heart of the Surrey Hills, the Gin Kitchen infuses the finest ingredients that they can find from around the globe, producing a collection of luxury gins and signature spirits to entice and enthrall.

Launched in the year of the monkey, the porcelain bottles feature Leonardo the Monkey depicting the botanicals used in the gin.

Gin Kitchen – Gutsy Monkey Winter Gin – Tasting Notes – “Rich and bold woody spices, pine trees and wet leaves on the aroma, the palate comes through with sweet woody spices, a zesty character of lime and juniper, along with notes of wood and burnt oak, finishing on a high with an exciting display of ginger.”

Cocktail – Winter Monkey

Ingredients

• Gutsy Monkey Winter Gin
• Rosé Sparkling Wine
• Blackberry Syrup
• Chilli Flakes (Cocktail Spice Rack)
• Lime Juice
• Lime
• Bay Leaf
• Thyme

How To Make The Winter Monkey Cocktail

• 15mls of Gin
• 5mls of Blackberry Syrup
• 5mls of Lime Juice
• Top up with Sparkling Wine
• Sprinkle in a Couple of Chilli Flakes (Optional)
• Garnish with a Lime Zest, Bay Leaf and Two Sticks of Thyme

The Winter Monkey Cocktail Tasting Notes

Aroma – “Zesty lime and heated chilli to warm you up on the aroma with bay leaves and thyme in the background.”

Flavour – “Sweet, jammy red berries and black berries, with the chilli flakes providing a gentle yet firm heat, which accompanies the sweet spices, along with syrupy blackberries and redcurrant flavours, in the length it leaves the back of your throat nice and toasty warm.”