A Tale of Two Gins ~ Berry and Saffron

These two Gins seem to have captivated summer in a bottle or in whatever cocktail you may make; they certainly will change up a classic gin and tonic. Gordon's Premium Pink is berry infused, I recall seeing this in London; we now found it here, in E-town. Mix it with tonic or a lemon-lime soda and garnish with fresh strawberries for a refreshing summertime tipple.    

This saffron infused gin comes from Scotland and is by Duncan Taylor, and is the smooth golden soul of summer. Whether it be served traditional with tonic or served over ice with ginger ale and a slice of lemon this is a relaxing refresher to chill with over the summer.


A few rain showers were sprinkled here and there despite that we had a great weekend! - JD

Saffron Gin Martini

This crisp cocktail has a subtle saffron flavour, due to the gin. A refreshing change from the standard martini.  

Saffron Gin Martini

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makes 2 martinis

5 oz Indian Summer Saffron Infused Gin

2 oz Dry Vermouth

crushed ice

Add crushed ice to a cocktail shaker. Pour the ingredients over the ice. Shake and pour into chilled martini glasses. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone! - JD 

Leftovers #5 Saffron Egg Fried Rice

Having left over rice is always a good idea. One of my first leftover dishes I shared with you was fried rice. You can follow that recipe however instead use day old saffron rice and you get a interesting taste and beautifully vibrant coloured dish. 

The recipe is basic... add some oil to a pan, heat then add your chopped veggies and chopped ham. Stiring to cook the veggies a bit and heat the ham. Then add in the leftover saffron rice. Stir to combined everything together. Drizzle some sesame oil over top. Break one... or two eggs in a small bowl. Push the rice mixture around the sides of the pan. Add the eggs. Break and scrabble the eggs folding in the rice mixture, again incorporating everything. In a small separate bowl add about 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and about 1 teaspoon or 2 of sesame oil and about 2 tablespoons of sherry. Mix those liquids together and pour over the rice mixture in the pan. Making sure everything gets coated. Now depending on how much leftover rice you have and how many people your are serving you will have to adjust your quantities of ingredients.  

If you go to the labels section on the right hand side of my blog and look for the word leftovers click on that word and find my step by step guide on Veggie Egg Fried Rice, Leftover recipe #1. Hope you had a good weekend. I had a busy one... buying a new cooker and reading my poetry. - JW  

The other night I made chili. Turkey chili and served it over a bed of saffron rice. I had to ask myself why haven't I done this sooner. Very tasty and I highly recommend serving chili this way. - JW