Signature Cocktails
Enjoy the flavors of New Zealand and experience Lighthouse Gin’s citrus-forward flavor profile in our signature cocktail recipes.
Corpse Reviver
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 oz Lighthouse Gin
- 3⁄4 oz Cointreau
- 3⁄4 oz Lillet blanc
- 3⁄4 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 dash absinthe
Directions
Coat your glass with a few dashes of absinthe. Combine Lighthouse Gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, and fresh lemon juice in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well for 15-20 seconds. Strain mix into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with a zesty lemon twist.
Lighthouse Shandy
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Lighthouse Gin
- 3⁄4 oz velvet falernum
- 1⁄2 oz lemon juice
- 4 oz ice cold lager (no ice)
- Lemon slice (for garnish)
Directions
Combine Lighthouse Gin, Velvet Falernum, and lemon juice in a shaker filled with ice. Shake up well and strain into a footed pilsner glass or highball glass. Top it off with 4 oz of ice-cold lager. Garnish with a zesty lemon slice.
Spice Cove
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Lighthouse Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz red chili syrup
- 3 1⁄2 oz watermelon juice
- tajin (for rim)
- fresh mint (for garnish)
Directions
Begin by rimming a highball glass with Tajin. Shake all ingredients with ice to chill and blend the flavors. Strain the mix into your Tajin-rimmed glass filled with ice. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
The New Zealand
Ingredients
- 1 oz Lighthouse Gin
- 2 oz dashwood© NZ Sauvignon Blanc
- 3⁄4 oz honey syrup
- 1⁄2 oz grapefruit juice
- 1⁄2 oz lemon juice
Directions
Start by adding all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake it up well for 15-20 seconds, letting the flavors meld together. Double strain the mixture into a beautifully chilled coupe glass. For the finishing touch, garnish with a zesty lemon twist.
White Linen
Ingredients
- 2 oz Lighthouse Gin
- 3⁄4 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz elderflower liqueur
- 1⁄2 oz rich simple syrup (2:1 sugar / water)
- Muddled fresh cucumber
- Club soda
Directions
Add cucumber to a shaker and muddle. Add the gin, lemon juice, elderflower liqueur and shake with ice. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon slice.
Kiwi
Dreams
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Lighthouse Gin
- 2 – 3 strawberries
- 2 oz. sparkling wine
- 1 tbsp. peeled, diced kiwi
- ½ ounce Aperol
- Garnish: dehydrated kiwi slices
Directions
Pour sparkling wine into a coupe or martini glass. Set aside. Muddle strawberries and kiwi. Add Aperol and Lighthouse Gin. Shake with ice. Strain into sparkling wine.
Southern
Lights
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Lighthouse Gin
- ½ oz. lavender syrup
- 1 oz. Lillet
- 3-4 dashes lemon bitters
- Garnish: lavender sprig
Directions
Stir ingredients with ice. Strain into a coupe glass, or over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with lavender sprig across the rim of the glass or grind dried lavender flowers with sugar and rim glass. For the syrup, steep 1-2 tablespoon of dried lavender flowers in 1 cup of hot water and 1 cup of sugar. Strain. Let cool.
Lemon
Glacier
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Lighthouse Gin
- Dash of lemon bitters
- ¾ oz. lemon juice
- Garnish: lemon wheel
- ¾ oz. Italicus liqueur
Directions
Shake with ice. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. Slide lemon wheel onto rim of glass.
Palliser
Sunshine
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Lighthouse Gin
- ¾ oz. mandarin orange juice
- 1 oz. limoncello
- Garnish: lemon and orange zest
- ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
Directions
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. Zest a lemon and orange over the surface of the drink allowing zest to settle on the surface.
The Cape
Negroni
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Lighthouse Gin
- 1 oz. Campari
- 1 oz. Antica Formula Vermouth
- Garnish: orange twist
Directions
Stir with ice in shaker or mixing vessel. Strain into coupe or martini glass. Attach orange twist to rim of glass.
Lighthouse Gin
Distilled with Yen Ben Lemons
Inspired by the Cape Palliser Lighthouse at the southernmost remote tip of New Zealand’s North Island, Lighthouse Gin offers wanderlust flavor seekers a bright, balanced, and unadulterated beacon – an essential gin experience from a remote corner of the world.