8 Sacred Cocktail Recipes: The answer to all your prayers

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During London’s infamous ‘Gin Craze’ of the 18th century there were over a thousand makeshift distilleries and gin shops dotted around the city. Since then, a new era of London gin-makers is bringing outstanding quality to the market. The Sacred Spirits distilleries, the first of which is located in founder Ian Hart’s home in Highgate, are the most unusual proponents of this renaissance, producing gins and more with a passion and precision that is writing a new chapter for London’s liquid history.

The Sacred story began in 2008 when the brand was founded by Ian Hart and Hilary Whitney in London. Refusing to follow the accepted norms, they created their own unique distilling process, rejecting the idea that pot distillation was the best and only way to make gin. As such, ‘Recipe Twenty Three’, the spirit that would eventually become the award-winning Sacred Gin, was the catalyst proving that vacuum distilling was a new game changing method.

Containing a dozen botanicals including juniper, cardamom, pink grapefruit and frankincense, the Sacred Gin set the tone of what was to come; ingredients curated from far and wide and hand distilled in London. The inclusion of frankincense, known in Latin as Boswellia sacra, signalled Ian’s intention to create a unique liquid, characterised by depth of flavour and otherworldly aromas. It would also become the signature ingredient for all Sacred spirits.

Sacred Martinez

50ml Sacred Old Tom Gin
15ml Sacred English Spiced Vermouth
2 dashes Maraschino Liqueur
2 dashes Orange Bitters Stir with ice
Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry

Sacred Tom Collins

50ml Sacred Old Tom Gin
25ml Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup Build in a tall glass with ice
Top with Soda Water, a lemon slice & a maraschino cherry

Sacred Old Tom & Tonic

Add a large measure of Sacred Old Tom Gin to a glass with plenty of ice
Top with Fever-Tree Aromatic Tonic and garnish with a twist of lemon zest.

Cardamom Mule

50ml Sacred Cardamom Gin
15ml Lime Juice
Top with high quality Ginger Beer in a long glass with ice, garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint

Cardamom Espresso Martini

50ml Sacred Cardamom Gin
25ml Fresh Espresso or Cold Brew Coffee
20ml Maple Syrup
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, or make a whole bottle and serve from the freezer

Cardamom G&T

Add a large measure of Sacred Cardamom Gin to a glass with plenty of ice,
top with Fever-Tree Indian Tonic, and garnish with a slice of pink grapefruit.