Minty Pentones cocktail

Minty Pentones cocktail image
Serve in
an Old-fashioned glass...
1½ shot Rutte Dry Gin BUY
1½ shot Cranberry juice
½ shot Giffard Menthe Pastille liqueur
½ shot Skinos Mastiha
4 drop Bob's Bitters Peppermint bitters
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish:

Mint sprig

Comment:

Gin’s botanical complexity combined with minty and mastiha freshness and a pink hint of cranberry fruitiness makes for a cleansing after dinner digestive.

Origin:

Created by yours truly (Simon Difford) in August 2015 at the Cabinet Room, London, England and named after one of my favourite New Orleans’ bands, Mark and the Pentones, whose album was playing at the time of the drinks creation.

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