{"id":19673,"date":"2022-10-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=19673"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:30:11","slug":"rock-rose-mcred-snapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/rock-rose-mcred-snapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Rose McRed Snapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rock Rose Gin introduces the<\/strong> \u00a0<strong>Navy Strength Cocktail for Autumn<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/collateral.prmax.co.uk\/collateral\/196535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"288\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Autumn calls for a hearty cocktail that really packs a punch and Rock Rose Gin has launched an original recipe which does just that.<\/p>\n<p>Step forward, Rock Rose Navy Strength Gin. Mingle this fine spirit with some punch-packing ingredients to make a variation on a Bloody Mary. The McRed Snapper is not only delicious but fun too: it&#8217;s garnished with mini burgers.<\/p>\n<p>The McRed Snapper is perfect for brunch, pre-lunch or an early evening when you need something with bite.<\/p>\n<p>Rock Rose Navy Strength (57% ABV) is available direct from the makers,\u00a0<a title=\"Protected by Outlook: https:\/\/www.dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/shop\/navy-strength-rock-rose-gin\/. Click or tap to follow the link.\" href=\"https:\/\/dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" auth=\"Verified\" linkindex=\"1\"><u>dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk<\/u><\/a>\u00a0at \u00a342 for a beautiful ceramic bottle or \u00a338 for a recyclable refill pouch. If you&#8217;d like to try before you buy a full size 70cl bottle there is also a 5cl miniature at \u00a36.<\/p>\n<p>This gin is delicious and, despite its strength, has subtle taste notes. You will experience a\u00a0strong warm\u00a0pine\u00a0release at the front of the drink with notes of\u00a0lemon sherbet.\u00a0\u00a0The heart of the drink delivers very bold berry notes from blaeberries, rowan berries and hawthorn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0These give way to the deeper earthier notes that are hidden in the original Rock Rose, including\u00a0<span class=\"x_Emphasis\">angelica<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"x_Emphasis\">orris<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients for the Rock Rose McRed Snapper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>50ml Rock Rose Navy Strength Gin<\/p>\n<p>15ml Lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>25g Dill pickles<\/p>\n<p>250ml Chilled Tomato juice<\/p>\n<p>Yellow American mustard, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire Sauce to taste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/collateral.prmax.co.uk\/collateral\/196536.jpg\" alt=\"A picture containing food, beverage, orange, fruit drinkDescription automatically generated\" width=\"294\" height=\"196\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blend the 25g of dill pickles with the tomato juice and lemon juice until completely smooth. Add ice to a highball glass. Pour in the gin, then add the tomato juice mixture and seasonings to suit your taste. Stir well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garnish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not a garnish as we know it. It&#8217;s more of a snack. \u2018Garnish&#8217; with a mini beef or vegetarian burger, miniature burger buns, sliced pickle, melted cheese and your choice of sauce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock Rose Gin introduces the \u00a0Navy Strength Cocktail for Autumn Autumn calls for a hearty cocktail that really packs a punch and Rock Rose Gin has launched an original recipe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3480,3482],"tags":[61,3240,2337,3793,3711,2975,3248,887],"class_list":["post-19673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-drink","tag-cocktails","tag-dunnet-bay-distillery","tag-gin","tag-mcred-snapper","tag-navy-strength-gin","tag-recipe","tag-rock-rose","tag-scottish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26988,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19673\/revisions\/26988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}