News Release
24th June 2016
BLOOM Gin and the OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie are delighted to announce the opening of THE BLOOM GIN TERRACE @ OXO on the eighth floor of the OXO Tower, which has panoramic views over London’s skyline. Launching on Thursday 23rd June and running until the end of the summer, (Sunday 21st August) THE BLOOM GIN TERRACE @ OXO will be serving a bespoke menu of six cocktails, created by OXO’s star bartender, Sophie Bratt.
BLOOM Gin has partnered with OXO to celebrate the creator of BLOOM Gin, Joanne Moore’s 10th Anniversary as Master Gin Distiller and OXO’s 20th birthday. Sophie’s cocktails were inspired by English country gardens as well as the botanicals Joanne selected for BLOOM Gin’s distillation, which include honeysuckle, chamomile and pomelo (Chinese grapefruit).
BLOOM Gin Global Brand and Marketing Director, Lizzy Johnson, says: “We are delighted to be partnering with OXO for this BLOOM Gin Bar for the summer. This is the perfect fit for our award-winning gin, created by Joanne, one of the world’s most talented Master Gin Distillers.”
“BLOOM Gin, with its new livery, and Sophie’s bespoke OXO cocktails, are a combination of the talents of two women. Joanne has created an award-winning gin sold in over 50 countries worldwide and Sophie is an up-and-coming figure on the London cocktail scene.”
Sophie adds: “I’ve had a ball coming up with English garden inspired cocktails for the menu. My favourites include Day Dreamer, a twist on the classic Collins and Honey Pot, which combines BLOOM Gin with lavender honey and lemon juice and is garnished with bee pollen.”
The BLOOM Gin Terrace @ OXO is open from Monday – Thursday, 11am – 11pm; Friday – Saturday, 11am – midnight; and 12 midday – 10.30pm on Sunday.
Tables can be reserved by emailing [email protected] or calling 0207 803 3888.
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OXO BLOOM GIN COCKTAILS – £13.00
BLOOM GIN DAY DREAMER
A twist on the classic Collins – shaken with lemon juice and chamomile tea syrup – this long cocktail is both delicate and delicious. Served with a garnish of sugar snap peas.
BLOOM GIN HONEY POT
Short and sweet, this cocktail is mixed with fragrant lavender honey and topped with bee pollen. It comes served in a jam jar ready to be shaken table-side before sipping.
BLOOM GIN PRETTY PEAS
Served in an elegant coupette, this cocktail is shaken with strawberries, apple juice and pea shoots and packs a blooming punch.
BLOOMING SPRITZ
A prosecco based cocktail, with delicious additions of velvet falernum (a spiced-citrusy-syrup), lime, jasmine tea and lemon strips. This is spritz – British style.
THE BLOOM GIN PERFECT SERVE
Served in a beautiful copa glass, this simple serve is the cocktail of the British summer with British strawberries and mint stirred through with Fever-Tree tonic and ice.
BLOOM GIN POMELO & PINK GIMLET
Stirred with pomelo and grapefruit cordial, this sharp and sweet gin gimlet is the ultimate summer sip. Garnished with a grapefruit twist.
Notes to Editors
BLOOM Gin is a light and floral Premium London Dry Gin created with a bespoke blend of three botanicals; honeysuckle, chamomile and pomelo. BLOOM Gin is distilled at the oldest gin distillers in the UK by Joanne Moore, an internationally-revered expert in the gin industry, who is celebrating her 20th anniversary distilling gin and her 10th anniversary as Master Gin Distiller.
The OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is located on the eighth floor of the iconic OXO Tower building on London’s Southbank and this year sees the restaurant celebrate its 20th anniversary. OXO will be celebrating its 20th birthday throughout 2016 with a series of special events, menus and masterclasses.
OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is part of the Harvey Nichols group. For further information please visit www.oxotowerrestaurant.com
ABOUT QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS
Quintessential Brands owns an award-winning portfolio of world-class spirit brands, which is powered by a strong entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, backed by centuries of handcrafted distilling expertise.
Quintessential Brands Group was established in 2011 with the acquisition of G&J Distillers, the UK’s foremost gin distillery, which evolved from Thomas Dakin’s original 1761 operation and now produces an unrivalled quality gin selection. In Ireland, Dublin Liberties Distillery is our home of modern Irish whiskeys and First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix crafts award-winning Irish creams. Our French hub, L&L France, creates fine French fruit liqueurs, cognacs, brandies and vodka.
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