Southside Cocktail
Equipment
- highball glass or Gimlet
- jigger
- bar spoon
- Hawthorne strainer
- cocktail shaker
- Muddler
Ingredients
- 1.2 oz 1.5 oz Lemon Juice
- .5 oz Simple Syrup
- 5-10 leaves Mint
- 2 oz Gin
- Ice
Instructions
- Fill your glass with ice.
- Place 5 or so mint leaves in your cocktail shaker.
- Use your jigger to measure .5 oz of simple syrup and 1.5 oz of lemon juice. Add those both to the mint leaves in your shaker.
- Take your muddler and use it to gently smash the mint leaves in with the lemon juice and simple syrup.
- Fill your shaker full of ice.
- Add 2 oz of Gin by measuring it with your jigger. Add the gin into your shaker.
- Put the top on your shaker and then shake well. This usually takes about 15 - 20 seconds.
- Trade the shaker top for the Hawthorne strainer. Pour your drink from the shaker into your glass.
- Grab a few additional mint leaves and add them to the top of the glass.
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Nutrition information provided is just an estimate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.