Spring is here at last, and we’re breaking out the bartender’s favourite gin, Tanqueray No. TEN to celebrate. You might have noticed that the bottle has had a glow up, but the gin itself is the same award-winning liquid that was inducted into the San Francisco Spirits Hall of Fame after winning “Best White Spirit” 3 years in a row.

No. TEN builds on the classic botanical blend of Tanqueray London Dry with the addition of its citrus heart, created by distilling whole Grapefruit, Orange and Lemon along with camomile flowers. It makes a gin that leads with Juniper and citrus, complementing creativity.
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Tiny Ten

The Signature Serve for Tanqueray No TEN is the Tiny Ten, a versatile recipe that can be adapted based on the ingredients available. It is named in tribute to the Tiny Ten still, which is used to make the citrus heart of Tanqueray No TEN.

35 ml Tanqueray No TEN
15 ml Grapefruit Syrup
10 ml Grapefruit Juice
60 ml Sparkling Wine
Approx. 1.9 Std Drinks

Stir the first 2 ingredients and strain into a chilled coup glass and top with Sparkling Wine.
Garnish with a Grapefruit Peel coin.

If you don’t have Grapefruit syrup, increase the Grapefruit Juice to 20 ml and balance it with 10 ml Sugar Syrup. Shake these with the Tanqueray No TEN, finish the drink as above.

We also invited some of the world’s best bartenders to create their own signature serve with Tanqueray No TEN.

Ago Perrone from The Connaught
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50/50 Martini

This is a lower ABV take on a classic martini, which is shaken for a different texture.

45ml Tanqueray No. TEN
45ml Fino sherry & Dry vermouth blend
Approx. 2.2 Std Drinks

Shake with ice (ideally large cubes or chunks) and strain into a chilled coup.

Garnish:
With a wine-infused baby peach / Peach Slice

Keïla Urzaiz de Calignon from Satan’s Whiskers
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No. TEN Sour/ Fitzgerald

Based on the modern classic Fitzgerald cocktail created by Dale DeGroff in the early 1990s.

45ml Tanqueray No. TEN
1 Dash rose water
1 Slice pink grapefruit
15ml Lemon juice
15ml Pink grapefruit juice
10ml Italian bitter
20ml Egg white
Approx. 1.87 Std Drinks

Method:
Shake all ingredients, then dry shake for a perfect texture. Serve straight up or on the rocks.

Garnish:
Grapefruit section (Rocks) / Angostura bitters (straight up)

Key Takeaways

• Tanqueray No. TEN has a new bottle, but the liquid is the same as it has always been.
• Try Tanqueray No TEN in the Tiny Ten cocktail, or use it to experiment with your own original recipes.

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