Are you a true cocktail lover? You don’t have to be a mixologist or reserve a seat at an upmarket restaurant to enjoy craft cocktails. Simply relying on hand-crafted spirits will make all the difference when mixing cocktails at home.
Follow these tasty recipes and discover how to make cocktails at home.
The essential ingredients for making cocktails at home include spirits, citrus/fruits to add or balance sweet tones, sugar/syrup, ice, juices, spices and bitters. But anyone can make an old-fashioned cocktail; no fancy tools or experience required. Traditionally prepared with whisky, try something new by mixing sugar, bitters and water with craft brandy. Top it off with a slice of orange for zest and a cocktail cherry.
Get started by selecting your desired cocktail recipe and gathering all the ingredients. These can be found at your local food market and each recipe builds on a 1st Principles spirit that is easily accessible to you via our online store. We offer free nationwide shipping on orders over R700.
Next, follow any of the easy cocktail recipe steps – from adding bitters and the right amount of alcohol to garnish for flavour and flair. These recipes are unique and will turn your weekend hobby into a genuine skill to impress your dinner party guests. Soon you’ll be ready to try something new, so bookmark this page for delectable cocktail recipes and ingredients at your fingertips.
What are you waiting for? It is time to put on your favourite 80s soundtrack, dust off your crystal gin glasses, grab your bitters, sugar and ice and get cracking on making perfect cocktails at home.
1st PRINCIPLES SOUR
JUICE OF 1 LEMON
1 TOT SIMPLE SYRUP
2 TOTS 1ST PRINCIPLES ORGANIC VODKA
ANGOSTURA BITTERS
COUPE GLASS
Add the egg white, lemon juice, simple syrup and vodka in a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a few drops of Angostura bitters.
Simple Syrup:
1:1 Sugar: Water
Boil sugar and water in a pot until the sugar has dissolved.
Let it cool & store in fridge.
ALECS BESIER’S
1ST PRINCIPLES ROOIBOS GIN COLLINS
Combine all the ingredients. Shake & strain into a collins glass and top up with soda to taste.
Alecs Besier
Winner of the Bartender Newcomer of the Year 2019 Bar (Bartending Accolades and Recognition) Award.
1st PRINCIPLES
SOLSTICE ROOIBOS TEA
30ml 1ST PRINCIPLES CLASSIC DRY GIN
1 CUP OF TONIC WATER
2 CUPS OF ICE
60ml COLD BREW COFFEE
2 tsp HONEY
FRESH ORANGE RIND FOR GARNISH
Chill a glass using half of the ice. Measure the coffee, honey and gin into your chilled glass and add the leftover ice.
Add the tonic and garnish with orange rind.
Get your unadulterated honey from a local beekeeper if possible.
It makes the world of difference!
1ST PRINCIPLES SOLSTICE HONEYBUSH TEA
1 TOT CHILLED 1ST PRINCIPLES HONEYBUSH GIN
2 TOTS OF CHILLED APEROL
2 TOTS FRESH LEMON OR LIME JUICE
SPLIT KUMQUAT
MARTINI GLASS
Serve gin, Aperol and lemon or lime juice over ice in a martini glass.
Garnish with a split kumquat.
1ST PRINCIPLES HONEYBUSH NAARTJIE TUMBLER
Combine the gin, naartjie rind, mint, and ice in a glass of your choice.
Top up with tonic water and or soda to taste.
1st PRINCIPLES TEA BREAK
Add all ingredients into a glass of your choice over ice and top up with tonic water and or soda to taste.