Walter Pintus Creates Range Of Unique Caorunn Gin Cocktails

Walter Pintus, leading bartender and Head Bartender at The Connaught (Mayfair), has created a selection of stunning cocktails featuring Caorunn gin and we are VERY excited!

Caorunn is Carefully handcrafted in the Scottish Highlands and expertly infuses five locally foraged gin botanicals. Artisanal and small batch, beautifully mixing the rugged charm of Speyside with the urban sophistication of modern Scotland.

The combination of a beautiful gin and the flair of Walter Pintus has resulted in a range of unique cocktails you will not find anywhere else. Here are two of our favourites and how to make them yourself.

Balmenach Gimlet

Ingredients:

  •        45ml Cocoa Nibs infused Caorunn
  •        30ml beetroot, blackberries and lemon thyme cordial 
  •        2 dashes mandarin bitters 
  •        5ml lime juice 

Method: Stirred over ice 

Glassware: Cobbler glass

Garnish: Lemon thyme dust  

Celtic Soul 

Ingredients:

  •         30ml Caorunn 
  •        20ml purple carrot & buckthorn shrub (apple vinegar base)
  •        30ml champagne 
  •        10ml Framboise EDV
  •         2 dashes rose water 

Method: Stirred 

Glassware: Sphere glass over crushed ice 

Garnish: Rose petal and mini apple 

Find out more about Caorunn.

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