Sleepy Hollow

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass...
10	fresh	Mint leaves
2	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
½	fl oz	Apricot brandy liqueur
1	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise). Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into glass filled with crushed ice. Serve with straws.

Garnish:

Lemon slice

Comment:

Hints of lemon and mint with gin and apricot fruit. Very refreshing.

About:

An adaptation of a drink created in the early 1930s and named after Washington Irving's novel and its enchanted valley with ghosts, goblins and headless horseman.

Nutrition:

There are approximately 217 calories in one serving of Sleepy Hollow.

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