by Ionut Cristian Ursu, Terrace Manager at Grand Jersey Hotel

I am Ionut Cristian Ursu, Terrace Manager at Grand Jersey Hotel.

I love creating new recipes and seeing our guests enjoy them on the terrace. I wanted to create a really summery recipe for you to enjoy in the upcoming months and this is what we did. 

Thanks to Rihards Spelmani, Champagne Lounge Bar specialist for appearing in the video for me. Please enjoy creating our delicious recipe.

Fluffy Clouds Cocktail

You will need

For the main cocktail

  • 50ml Tanqueray Gin
  • 15ml Butterscotch
  • 50ml Mint Juniper Infusion
  • 0.5ml Sugar Syrup
  • Lemon cream top

Mint & Juniper Infusion

  • Handful of juniper berries
  • 15-20 mint leaves
  • 50ml sugar syrup
  • 400ml boiling water

For the Lemon Cream

  • 200ml egg white
  • 50ml sugar syrup
  • 50ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

Method

Mint and Juniper Infusion

  1. Gently mix the juniper berries into a tea pot top open up the flavour of them (do not smash).
  2. Add the mint leaves, sugar syrup and boiling water. Stir and cover the tea pot over night.
  3. Fine strain it out using a cloth and store in the fridge until you need it.

Lemon Cream

  1. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the sugar syrup and lemon juice and carefully fold into the egg white mixture.

The Main Cocktail

  1. Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Fill the shaker with ice and shake rigorously. Fine strain into a martini glass.
  3. Add the lemon cream on top and garnish with a lemon peel and mint sprig.