Eye Candy

Difford’s Guide
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
3 slice Fresh ginger root (thumbnail-sized slice)
12 fresh Mint leaves
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Mint sprigs bouquet

How to make:

MUDDLE ginger in base of shaker. Add next 5 ingredients, shake with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with a splash soda and briefly stir.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Given the name, the pressure's on for how this (perhaps not appropriately named) cocktail is presented. Beyond the name, this gin-laced ginger-spice forward cocktail has a citrusy elderflower supporting act.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created at Touché Lounge and Restaurant in Miami, USA.

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
14th February 2024 at 14:52
Messed up with not enough simple syrup, so I tried putting my crystallised jar over some warm water to attempt to melt the sugar. Failed, so I just put a few scraps in and hoped for the best. Did not turn out to well, tasting more candy-like, with the sugar dominating all the other components (except the mint). Still pleasant, but I would love to return to this drink with a fresh batch of proper simple syrup.
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