Island soul.
British craft.

• 25 ml London Dry gin
• 100–150 ml chilled tonic
• Ice, a twist of lemon peel and 2–3 green peppercorns

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add gin, pour in tonic and gently stir once. Express the lemon peel over the glass. Add it with the peppercorns as a garnish. Makes one serve.

• 25 ml London Dry gin
• 15 ml fresh lime juice
• 10 ml sugar syrup
• 75–100 ml soda water
• Ice, lime and one lightly cracked peppercorn

Add gin, lime and syrup to an ice-filled tall glass. Top with soda and stir gently. Garnish with lime and the peppercorn. Makes one serve.

• 20 ml fresh lime juice
• 10 ml sugar syrup, to taste
• 120 ml soda water
• Ice, four mint leaves and cucumber ribbons

Gently press the mint with lime and syrup in a tall glass. Add ice and soda, stir and finish with cucumber. Makes one serve. No spirit required.

• 25 ml London Dry gin
• 25 ml Campari
• 25 ml sweet vermouth
• Ice and orange peel

Stir the gin, Campari and vermouth with ice until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with orange peel. Makes one serve.

• 50 ml London Dry gin
• 10 ml dry vermouth
• Ice and a lemon twist or olive

Stir gin and vermouth with ice until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish. Makes one serve.

• 25 ml London Dry gin
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 10 ml sugar syrup
• 75–100 ml soda water and ice

Shake gin, lemon and syrup with ice. Strain into an ice-filled tall glass, top with soda and gently stir. Makes one serve.

• 25 ml London Dry gin
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 10 ml sugar syrup
• 4 basil leaves and ice

Gently press the basil with lemon and syrup in a shaker. Add gin and ice, shake and fine-strain into an ice-filled glass. Makes one serve.

• 1 green cardamom pod, lightly cracked
• 30 ml hot water, then cooled
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 10 ml sugar syrup
• 100 ml soda water and ice

Steep the cracked pod in the hot water for 5 minutes, strain and cool completely. Add the infusion, lemon and syrup to an ice-filled glass. Top with soda and stir. Makes one serve; no spirit required.