Three of Our Favourite Cocktail and Macaron Pairings

Mar 12, 2023

If there is something we love in the Oh La La! office, it’s cocktails. And naturally, we LOVE cocktails that pair with our macarons.

That's why we are very excited about our recent collaboration with iconic British spirits brand Slingsby. Slingsby make some of the most delicious flavoured gins on the British market today - and they’re perfect with macarons.

With Mother’s Day just around the corner on 19th March, we don’t think there is a much better way to show your mum how much you love her than with a box of macarons paired with a Slingsby cocktail.

Try these three on for size.

#1 The Slingsby Breakfast Martini

Ingredients (per martini)

1 teaspoon of Slingsby Marmalade

50ml Slingsby marmalade gin

15ml Cointreau

15ml lemon juice

Measure all the ingredients into a shaker and add ice. Shake for 15-30 seconds until the outside of the shaker is cold to the touch.

Double strain the cocktail into martini glasses and garnish with orange zest. For extra flavour, you can squeeze the zest with the peel facing outwards to allow the oils to permeate the cocktail, before placing the zest in the glass.

Pair with: Our limited edition lavender, cardamom & marmalade flavoured macarons. You’ll find these are part of our Mother’s Day ‘Breakfast Martini’ macaron box, complete with a bottle of Slingsby marmalade gin and a breakfast martini recipe card.

#2 The Slingsby Rhubarb and Lychee Martini

Ingredients (per martini)

50ml Slingsby Rhubarb gin

50ml Lychee juice

10ml lemon juice

5ml Gomme syrup

Measure all the ingredients into a shaker and add ice. Shake for 15-30 seconds until the outside of the shaker is cold to the touch.

Double strain the cocktail into martini glasses and garnish with either dried rose petals or raspberries.

Pair with: our limited edition macaron box which includes rhubarb and rose macarons alongside five other delicious flavours. The box also includes the all important bottle of Slingsby rhubarb gin.