Eastside Cocktail
Equipment
- jigger
- Hawthorne strainer
- cocktail shaker
- Rocks glass
- Muddler
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- .75 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- 3 - 4 slices Cucumber
- 10 Leaves Mint
- Ice
Instructions
- Slice your cucumber into 5 or so slices.
- Fill your Rocks glass with ice.
- Toss 5 - 8 mint leaves into your shaker.
- Toss 3 or so slices of cucumber into your shaker.
- Measure .75 oz of simple syrup with your jigger and toss into your shaker.
- Measure 1 oz of lime juice with your jigger and toss into your shaker.
- Take your muddler and gently press and smash your mint and cucumber. Don't be too rough.
- Add ice to the shaker, almost to the top.
- Measure 2 oz of gin with your jigger and toss into your shaker.
- Top the shaker off and shake it up for around 15 or 20 seconds.
- Pull the top off and add the hawthorne strainer over the top of the shaker.
- Pour your drink from the cocktail shaker into your rocks glass over the ice.
- Place a cucumber slice on the glass rim and toss a few mint leaves on top as garnish.
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