In honor of Beefeater 24, the newest gin to come out of this established London based company, a soiree was held in Beverly Hills at GreyStone Mansion. The estate’s courtyard was full of Beefeater’s signature red color and featured  Beefeater 24 cocktails. Not being such a huge gin connoisseur, I found it fascinating that there are so many flavors and layers in the gin distillation process. Beefeater 24 is crafted with a whopping 12 botanicals and even tea.  It boasts a blend of natural botanicals sourced from around the world, including hand-prepared grapefruit, bitter almond, orris root and Seville orange peel. Accents of rare Japanese Sencha Tea and Chinese Green tea create a perfectly balanced, multi-layered gin. I can tell you from personal experience that 24 is bounty of flavors straight up or makes for a nice kick to add into cocktails. The Gin-ness mind who created the blend, Master Distiller Desmond Payne was on-hand at the event to share his passion and knowledge, as well as knock back a few cocktails.

One of the evenings biggest stars was the Shifting Sands cocktail, it was strong but sweet, kind of like me.

Shifting Sands

Adapted from a recipe by Sasha Petraske, Milk & Honey, New York

1 & ½ oz Beefeater 24

1 & ½ oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice

¼ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

2 Bar Spoons of Maraschino Liqueur

Club Soda

1 grapefruit wedge, as garnish

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Amy

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