Five of the best ways to drink gin

White Lady - Origin: Harry Craddock, Savoy Cocktail book, 1930s.

Today is a very important international celebration - it's World Gin Day. To celebrate one of our favourite spirits we asked the very hip Rogue Society guys to give us their give favourite ways to drink it.

Breakfast Martini

Origin: Salvatore Calabrese, Library Bar in the 1990s

Rogue Society Gin, freshly pressed lemon juice, Cointreau, Rose's Orange Marmalade, shaken and fine strained into a chilled coupe glasses and garnished with an orange zest.

Red Snapper

Origin: Fernand Petiot, St Regis Hotel, 1940

Rogue Society Gin, topped with fresh tomato juice, accompanied by Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of sea salt and cayenne pepper, freshly squeezed lemon juice, shaken and poured over fresh ices in a tall glass, garnished with a cucumber slice and an olive.

Rogue & Tonic

Origin: British Raj, early 1800s

Rogue Society Gin, poured over fresh ice in a tall glass, topped with tonic, garnished with a freshly squeezed orange zest.

White Lady

Origin: Harry Craddock, Savoy Cocktail book, 1930s

Rogue Society Gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice, Cointreau, free range egg white, shaken and fine strained into a chilled coupe glass, garnished with a lemon zest.

Rogue Negroni

Origin: Bar Casoni, Florence, 1919

Rogue Society Gin, balanced with Dolin Rouge, Amaro Montenegro, stirred and poured over ice in a short glass, garnished with an orange zest.

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