From watermelon rind and red clover to pecans and hickory, our ingredients reflect the wild landscapes that define the American South. Enjoy it over ice or mixed with our custom recipes below.

SOUTHERN SPIRIT

ingredients 

  • 1 ½ ounces Franklin Distillery Gin 

  • ½ ounce sweet vermouth 

  • ¼ ounce Campari 

  • 1 ounce passion fruit syrup 

  • ½ ounce fresh lemon juice 

  • 4 drops saline solution 

  • Fresh mint, for garnish 

  • Lemon peel, for garnish 

  • Watermelon rind, for garnish 

process 

  1. Combine Franklin Distillery Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari, passion fruit syrup, fresh lemon juice, and saline solution into a cocktail shaker with ice. 

  2. Shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds until outside of shaker is ice cold.

  3. Strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice. 

  4. Garnish with a metal straw, a sprig of fresh mint, lemon peel, and watermelon rind.

SUMMERTIME FIREFLY

ingredients 

  • 1 ½ ounces Franklin Distillery Gin 

  • ¾ ounce Pimm's No. 1

  • ¾ ounce fresh lime juice

  • ¾ ounce Velvet Falernum

  • 3 dashes Tiki bitters 

  • 5 cucumber slices

  • Topo Chico or any store bought soda water

  • Dehydrated limes, for garnish 

process

  1. Combine Franklin Distillery Gin, Pimm’s No 1, fresh lime juice, Velvet Falernum, Tiki bitter and 5 slices of cucumbers into a shaker with ice. 

  2. Shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds until outside of shaker is ice cold.

  3. Strain into a Collins glass with Collins spear cube or crushed ice.

  4. Top with soda water and garnish with a metal straw and lime wedge.

bless your heart

ingredients 

  • 2 ounces Franklin Distillery Gin

  • 1 ounce fresh or store bought beet or carrot juice 

  • ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice

  • ¼ ounce pomegranate molasses

  • ½ ounce Velvet Falernum 

  • 5 drops saline solution (recipe below)

  • Lemon wheel or fresh flowers, for garnish

saline solution 

    1. Combine 80 grams of filtered water with 20 grams of salt to a jar with a tight fitting lid.

    2. Shake for 60-90 seconds, or until all of the salt is dissolved.

 

process

    1. Combine Franklin Distillery Gin, beet or carrot juice, fresh lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, Velvet Falernum and saline solution to a mixing glass with ice. 

    2. Stir with cocktail spoon for 30 seconds. 

    3. Strain into a rocks glass with a single ice sphere and garnish with a fresh lemon wheel.

Come on, now. Get into the Southern Spirit.