HOW IT'S MADE
Ranch Gin is column distilled to 96% ALC/VOL to produce a clean spirit. We then move over to a copper pot with our seven botanicals: Juniper, Angelica Root, Liquorice Root, Grains of Paradise, Cardamom, Coriander, and Lemon Peel. We do not steep our botanicals, but rather bring them to an immediate boil to bring out an immense flavor profile that leads itself onto our gin.
Our gin was born in tradition and married to its natural partners of American-style cocktails and European tonic. Be it a Gimlet, Negroni or a Last Word; Ranch Gin is made to create a beautiful cocktail. For the Highball-er, take your favorite tonic and mix to a 1 part Ranch Gin : 3 part tonic ratio, add plenty of ice and a lime wedge for an easy G&T.
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RECIPES
BLACKBERRY RICKEY
- 2 oz. Ranch Gin
- .75 oz. Lime Juice
- .75 oz. Simple Syrup
- 3 Blackberries
- 3 oz. Sparkling Water/Club Soda
- Add ingredients to a shaker, ice, shake, strain into a highball, top with chilled Sparkling Water/Club Soda.
- For non sweetened variation, remove simple syrup.
- Simple Syrup – 1 Part Water, 1 Part Granulated Sugar. Stir (No heat, simple…)
CLOVER CLUB
- 2 oz. Ranch Gin
- .75 oz. Lemon Juice
- 5 Raspberries
- 1 Egg White
- First, crack egg and put white into tin, dry shake to emulsify, re open tin…
- Add ingredients, shake/strain into a chilled coupe
ELECTRIC CURRENT FIZZ
- 2 oz. Ranch Gin
- .75 oz. Lemon Juice
- .75 oz. Simple Syrup
- Egg White, 2 oz.
- Club Soda
- Egg Yolk with Cayenne Pepper & Vinegar
- First, crack egg and put white into tin while leaving egg yolk in shell and set aside, dry shake to emulsify, re open tin…
- Add ingredients, add ice, shake/strain into chilled highball with no ice, top with cold club soda. Lastly, take egg yolk, add vinegar and cayenne pepper.
- To consume cocktail, take a sip then shoot egg yolk!
- Simple Syrup – 1 Part Water, 1 Part Granulated Sugar. Stir (No heat, simple…)
FRENCH 75
- 1 oz. Ranch Gin
- .5 oz. Lemon Juice
- .5 oz. Simple Syrup
- 3 oz. chilled champagne
- lemon twist
- Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake/strain into a coupe, top with chilled champagne and a lemon twist
- Simple Syrup – 1 Part Water, 1 Part Granulated Sugar. Stir (No heat, simple…)
GIN MARTINI
- 2 oz. Ranch Gin
- 1 oz. Dry Vermouth
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
- 1 Lemon Peel
Add all ingredients to a chilled decanter, add ice to top, stir for 30-60 revolutions until you have added .85 oz. water dilution; it should be ice cold but not diluted. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.
Garnish with a lemon peel.
On Vermouth – What we have always found is that most people don’t like a traditional Gin martini because they don’t like vermouth! And the reason they don’t like vermouth is because people don’t treat vermouth as the product that it is: wine.
Vermouth is a fortified wine that will go rancid in about a week from opening if not cared for properly. However, we at Ranch are here to save the day and impart upon you some knowledge that your parents failed to do:
Refrigerate and seal all vermouth bottles after usage – it’s that simple. This will elongate the bottle to upwards of 4 weeks, and buy small bottles (375 ml or less). Now you can go back to having 1 or 2 Martini’s a day with fresh ingredients!
SPANISH STYLE GIN & TONIC
- 3 oz. Ranch Gin
- 1 Lemon Peel
- 1 Lime Peel
- 1/2 Cinnamon Stick
- 3 oz. Topo Chico
- 3 oz. Tonic Water
Add ingredients, Fill glass full of ice, add Topo or Club Soda and Tonic Water, stir for 30-60 revolutions til glass is freezing cold. Add more ice or Topo/Club for fizziness.