Recipes for refreshing cocktails, hot cider drinks and tips for enjoying cider - it's all here! Remember to use only naturally fermented cider in cocktails and cooking!
Sabile apple gin & tonic
We have great NEWS for a great end to summer!
We have launched a unique drink in our range of products - SABILE APPLE GIN!
The gin is double-distilled from our apple cider, adding juniper berries and selected herbs, creating an authentic gin with real apple notes in the bouquet. The golden soul of the apple is highlighted in this drink with careful handwork.
Get a bottle of this unique drink at Sabile Sidra House, or order it with parcel delivery in our online store!
If you are a gin fan, try this drink neat, chilled or with ice, and also try it in a classic cocktail!
1) Fill the glass with ice;
2) Pour 50ml of Sabile apple gin;
3) Add 250ml of your favorite tonic;
4) Serve with garnish - our favourite is mini apples in syrup;
5) Most importantly - enjoy the cocktail in good company!
In this way, you will be able to enjoy the nuances of the flavour of this unique gin, but you can also supplement the cocktail with a sprig of thyme, some lemon or lime zest, a slice of cucumber, or other classic additions to this cocktail.
Autumn Sangria with apple cider
Make a pitcher of delicious Autumn Sangria with seasonal fruits from your garden!
This great homemade cocktail with seasonal fruits will make a great treat for you and your friends!
Ingredients:
- 2 apples
- 2 pears
- 2 plums
- 50ml maple syrup (to taste)
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 bottle of Gardener's (5.5% ABV) dry or Sabiles Sidrs (8% ABV) semi-dry apple cider
- if you use Sabiles Sidrs, you can add 1 glass of carbonated mineral water
- (optional) 50ml whiskey
Preparation:
- Cut, core and de-stone the autumn fruits - apples, pears and plums. Put them in a large pitcher that you will mix your sangria in.
- Add cinnamon sticks.
- Add Gardener's dry or Sabiles Sidrs semi-dry apple cider.
- Optionally, add a little carbonated mineral water.
- If you want to give the drink a special touch, add a little whiskey and maple syrup.
- Stir the contents of the pitcher once with a long spoon.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour to let the drink and fruits to infuse.
- Taste before serving. If you want the drink to be sweeter, add more syrup.
- Serve in a chilled glass with pieces of fruit from the pitcher.
Enjoy the autumnal flavours!
Pink gin & cider spritz
Ingredients for 2 servings:
- 50ml pink gin;
- 100ml sparkling water;
- 50ml Gardener's dry apple cider;
- Ice;
- Raspberries or strawberries.
Preparation:
Pear, rosemary and apple cider aperitif
- A little brown sugar
- ½ lemon
- 200 ml pear juice
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- ¼ tsp cardamom
- 200 ml Sabile dry apple cider
- A few hours before preparation, chill the juice and the cider in the refrigerator.
- Take 2 glasses and wet the brim by wiping it with a lemon half. Pour the brown sugar on a saucer and dunk the brim of both glasses to coat them with sugar.
- In a blender, add the pear juice, squeeze in half a lemon, add cardamom and a few leaves of rosemary. The intensity of the rosemary can ruin the drink so be careful to not add too much of it.
- Blend the drink for a few seconds only.
- Taste ir - the juice should be acidic with some light sweetness. If you want it more sour, stir in a little more lemon juice.
- Carefully pour the juice through a sieve into the glasses, straining the blended rosemary and any pulp. Top the drink with 100ml of dry apple cider, decorate with a sprig of rosemary and serve!
"SIDRELLA" SLUSHY
