Every summer welcomes a new on-trend tipple that makes tastemakers tongue’s drool and sets Instagram alight. Forget pink gin and glitter prosecco, this year it’s all about one brand, Scapegrace Black – the world’s first naturally ‘Black Gin’ that when mixed with tonic magically changes to a vivid purple before your very eyes.
Hailing from New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Scapegrace Black is an ultra-premium gin distilled using glacial pure water from New Zealand’s Southern Alps. From the award-winning Scapegrace distillery in New Zealand, this colour-popping, super smooth gin boasts a unique collection of natural extracts from the ground, plants, flowers and berries. Sip and experience a taste sensation combining aronia berry, pineapple, saffron, butterfly pea and unexpectedly, sweet potato.
Mixed with tonic, splashed into cocktails or sipped straight, Scapegrace Black is ideal for gin lovers experimenting with new summer soirée serves or to spruce up at-home staycations. The signature serve is best enjoyed with a premium tonic and garnished with a slice of fresh, green apple.
Daniel Mclaughlin, Co-Founder & Managing Director said: “The Scapegrace brand is all about creating a brave new world for alcohol and gin lovers, crafting untraditional spirits using untraditional techniques. We’re so excited for the UK to taste and get creative with Scapegrace Black this summer.”
For the cocktail makers amongst us, why not experiment with a thirst-quenching cocktail:
Chokeberry Fizz
50ml Scapegrace Black
3 dash Hibiscus Bitters
10ml Egg white/Aquafaba
25ml Fresh Lime
15ml 1:1 Sugar
Topped with Soda
A berried & floral Based riff on the classic gin fizz, it takes its names from the berry family the Aronia berry comes from, this fizz enlivens the idea of showcasing Aronia, its depth of texture & its floral notes – Clean, bright and Floral.
Method: Add all ingredients, bar the soda to a shaker tin, dry shake then pack the tin with ice and hard shake for 10-15 seconds. Fine strain into a chilled highball/fizz class that has around 50ml of Soda water in it, pour the fizz from the tin until the cocktail lifts out of the glass, garnish with Dried Plums or hibiscus tea
Glassware: Highball/Fizz
Garnish: Dried Plums or hibiscus tea
Scapegrace Black is available to purchase at Master of Malt, for £35.95 RRP.
Check out the full Scapegrace range at scapegracedistillery.com or on Instagram @scapegrace
