Name: Sleeping Lotus
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 2 dash Orange bitters

Sleeping Lotus
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Serve in a Zombie or Collins glass

Ingredients:
10 fresh	Mint leaves
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Zombie or Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of edible flowers (preferably orchid) and mint sprigs.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
CHURN to integrate and top with more crushed ice.
Garnish with edible flowers (preferably orchid) and mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

An Army & Navy-style almond and mint gin sour served tall and frappe.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Sierra Kirk, bar manager at Hale Pele in Portland, Oregon.

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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Calvin Grant

30th March at 04:04

Damn this is good with fresh early spring mint!

Mike Gibb

30th March at 13:20

I saw your comment on the Recent discussions bit of the Dashboard, made the drink, drank it in the garden sun, and added it to my favourites, all in under one hour. Thank you!

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Peter McCarthy

16th September 2024 at 22:59

This is an excellent option for a summer afternoon. Tastes of gin, but with very little "bite". The mint blends in with the herbal notes of the gin. The lemon, Orgeat, & bitters create a nice base underneath that, with a well-balanced combination of the citrus, almond, sweet, etc. Complex, but fairly smooth; goes down easy. I used Hayman's London Dry Gin, and Liber & Co Almond Orgeat Syrup.

Jose Cruz

29th December 2023 at 06:05

darn i used regular bitters, will remake but this was top notch also

Caitlin

1st October 2023 at 13:34

I went to the extra effort of crushing ice for this drink, which was well worth it.

Chris Dimal

24th August 2023 at 20:16

Did not have orange bitters, so I regal shaked with an orange peel. Still didn't get the orange bitters part (as expected), but was still nice. It was an Army & Navy for a summer barbecue, with minty freshness and length.

John Hinojos

22nd July 2023 at 00:27

Delightful cocktail. Sort of an almond gin sour. Note: please follow the directions. The shaking and stirring of the cocktail allows for the ice to melt and add the necessary water that is critical for the balance. While it was nice on the first sip, after a few minutes it was much better.

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