Brockmans Gin announces Gin Bar 71 in Glasgow as the winner of Brockmans’ World Gin Day 2016 ‘Brocktails’ competition with its Irn Bro Cocktail.
Taking place on World Gin Day, June 11, Brockmans invited bars from around the world to enter unique cocktail recipes – dubbed ‘Brocktails’ – resulting in entries from France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. Ultimately, Brockmans shortlisted five cocktails and invited gin lovers to vote for their favorite.
“Many of the entries from all over the world were simply brilliant and the five short-listed cocktails were all exceptional,” said Bob Fowkes, co-Founder and Marketing Director of Brockmans Gin. “We thank them for entering and congratulate Gin Bar 71 and their cocktail Irn Bro, a truly wonderful twist on a classic.”
A new take on a classic Negroni, Gin Bar 71’s Irn Bro Cocktail featured equal parts Brockmans Gin, Aperol and Rinquinquin, garnished with grapefruit twist and blackberry. This winning recipe earned 2,011 of the 4,768 votes cast via Facebook. The remaining finalists, including an entry from The Churchill in New York City, were:
· Irn Bro: Gin Bar 71, Glasgow
· Woman at Night: La Habanera, Madrid
· Lord of the Gins: The Churchill, New York
· Black and Stormy: Rev. J. W. Simpson, London
· Pretty Woman: The Walrus Room, London
Brockmans worked with the mixologists at the Pleased To Meet You bar in Newcastle (PTMY) to create the Brocktail recipes entered. Bob Fowkes added: “We thank PTMY’s team for helping to make this contest so successful and being such a perfect host venue”.
Brockmans Gin is a super-premium, new style gin, which can be enjoyed neat over ice. Distilled in traditional copper stills, Brockmans balances a unique combination of traditional gin aromas, citrus, coriander and top notes of blueberries and blackberries to provide a refreshingly new gin taste experience. Based in the United Kingdom, Brockmans is now available in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.
