A martini glass with a cocktail, a bronze cocktail shaker and two slices of lime on a wooden board in front of green foliage.

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A Lemon tree potted in a hessian wrapped pot with green fresh leaves and small white flower buds surrounded by wood wool and two fresh bright yellow lemons, one being cut open and a pile of wooden gift crates in the background next to green potted trees.

Lots of small purple Borage flowers amongst foliage.

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Delectable cocktails for delightful Dads

We love inventing delicious new ways to use up our bountiful nursery harvest, and Father’s Day is always a perfect time to test out new creations.

Early summer brings an abundance of fresh herbs that are excellent for creating aromatic cocktails, and spicy, fragrant cinnamon basil, from our new Cocktail Growbar, is our current favourite.

Combined with gin and fresh lemon, it makes a refreshing, summery drink that is sure to please even the fussiest of fathers. This recipe makes one perfectly balanced and extremely delicious cocktail.

10 cinnamon basil leaves
60ml gin
15ml lemon juice
15ml simple sugar syrup
Ice

Place the basil into a cocktail shaker and add the lemon juice. Muddle the lemon and the basil, crushing the basil leaves in the lemon juice.
Add the sugar syrup
Fill the shaker with ice and top with gin. Shake vigorously.
Double-strain into a tumbler glass filled with ice and garnish with another basil leaf.