MR. WHITE’S GIN Mushroom Martini
Wine Alive’s Autumn Sipping Series.
MR. WHITE’S GIN, the elegant London Dry Gin created by star chef Marco Pierre White, has received accolades for its latest seasonal savoury cocktail from drinks icons Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey.
In the latest programme in their Wine Alive Autumn Sipping Series, the drinks duo agree this gin is “very, very cool”. The latest cocktail to be released this season is the MR WHITE’S Mushroom Martini, which is described as “absolutely lovely”. You can watch the full programme, free, here.
Following on from pumpkin and beetroots, this new late autumn cocktail recipe celebrates the rich, earthy taste notes delivered by marinating mushrooms in gin. MR. WHITE’S GIN, which launched earlier this year results from a combination of two masters of their respective arts: the culinary mastery of world-renowned chef Marco Pierre White meets the distilling brilliance of Master Distiller Chris Sadler. The result is an elegant, bold gin created using mostly Mediterranean botanicals.
Oz Clarke and Tom Surgery recreated and enjoyed this MR. WHITE’S GIN cocktail at The Pig on the South Downs, but you don’t have to be at a top-flight restaurant. It’s easy to create in your own kitchen but you do need to plan a day ahead. Here’s how:
Recipe for MR. WHITE’S Mushroom Martini
● 50ml Mr. White’s Gin (infused with dried mushrooms overnight)
● 10ml Dry Vermouth
● Lime garnish
Steep a handful of dried mushrooms* in the gin overnight. The next day, fine strain the gin and chill.
Combine the Gin and Vermouth in a large mixing glass filled with ice, stir for 20 seconds, strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with a lime twist.
*Drying mushrooms: you can either use shop bought dried mushrooms or do it yourself in a dehydrator or oven (at around 65 degrees Celsius for at least 1 hour, checking to ensure they are completely dried out)
Look out for MR. WHITE’S GIN in its distinctive white bottle adorned with a red wax seal at selected Sainsbury’s stores, Sainsburys.co.uk, Thresher’s, Fine Wines Direct, Master of Malt, Amazon and other good online retailers (RRP £32.99 / 70cl bottle).
