Enjoy a gin cocktail in London this summer

Green Bar Botanicals & Tonics is a distinctive gin bar that celebrates London's history of using botanicals in gin production and mixology, as well as the various styles in which gin is served internationally. Created by the bar's expert mixologists, the Gin Journey menu features unique takes on the favoured gin and tonic cocktail, made from a wide range of gins, tonics and garnishes from all around the world with a particular focus on their personality and the history behind them. The selection includes the ‘Clover Club’ with Tanqueray Red, fresh raspberries, lemon, sugar, and egg white; and the ‘Royal Summer Cup’, a concoction of Pimms, Cherry Heering liqueur, Napoleon liqueur infused with star of anise, nutmeg and Turkish cherries served with a choice of gin, vodka, or whiskey and topped with Fever-Tree lemonade or Prosecco.

The bar offers an impressive range of Tanqueray gins, including Tanqueray Old Tom Gin - a classic sweeter style of gin with high proportions of juniper, angelica root, coriander and liquorice, that sees founder Charles Tanqueray's 1835 recipe revived in the present day; and Tanqueray Malacca - a sweeter gin with less juniper emphasis and more citrus than the classic style. “Inspired by the Café Royal Cocktail Book compiled in 1937, the Green Bar at Hotel Café Royal is a luxurious and vibrant environment for contemporary Londoners and hotel guests alike to experience a unique range of outstanding drinks, expertly fashioned with a botanical twist,” a statement from Hotel Café Royal said. Alongside the gin offerings, Green Bar Botanicals & Tonics offers an Absinthe Experience, featuring a selection of spirits and cocktails, and Café Royal signatures, with base spirits including mezcal and Armagnac. A small plates menu is also available.