It's summer and we are enjoying the many long, balmy evenings, when we celebrate the otherwise un-German aperitif culture and invite the southern joie de vivre to us. With Mediterranean finger food, we like to have a sparkling drop in the glass.
Rosé, Aperol Spritz and also a white wine spritzer are always good. But sometimes you can go for something with a higher alcohol content. For example, with some creative variations of the Gin and Tonic: Have you heard of the Portonic? This is a variation of the classic, in which the gin is replaced by white port wine. It tastes excitingly different and is an absolute bestseller in Portugal.
Or how about a Gin-Seng Tonic? Here, Dr. Jaglas Gin-Seng is added to the glass as the spirit, so gin with the power of the ginseng root.
For both drinks you basically only need 2 ingredients each and some garnish, depending on your taste. Classically, lemon, lime and cucumber fit, but you can also experiment with frozen blueberries and raspberries.
The good mood will follow naturally!
Portonic ingredients:
- 1 lime
- 3 cl white port wine
- 9 cl tonic water
Gin-Seng Tonic ingredients:
- 1 lime
- 3 cl Dr. Jaglas Gin-Seng
- 9 cl tonic water
And that was just the beginning! You can also create interesting long drinks and cocktails with Dr. Jaglas Artichoke Elixir and Dr. Jaglas Golfer's Ginseng Elixir. Here are a few ideas:
Here are our favorites, partly in a slightly modified version:
Artichoke Royal à la Maître Philippe & Filles
- 15 ml Artichoke Elixir
- 10 ml Crème de cassis
- Top-Up: Champagne, e.g. the Cuvée Renaissance by Vadin-Plateau or Cuvée Richardot by Moutard
Dr. Jaglas Stormy
- 40 ml Ginseng Elixir
- 20 ml dark rum
- 1/2 lime, squeezed
- Top-Up: Ginger Beer
And we also found another recipe for white port wine: the CaipiPorto!
- 6 cl white port wine
- 4 pieces of lime
- 2 cl sugar syrup or 2 tablespoons (brown) sugar
- Crushed ice
To a long, hot summer! Cheers!
