No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Eastside Gimlet
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 slice | Cucumber (fresh) |
| 8 fresh | Mint leaves |
| 2 fl oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Thomas Henry Soda Water |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in a Michelangelo Coppa 225ml
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of mint leaf and cucumber slice.
Method
- MUDDLE cucumber in base of shaker. (Ideally, cut skin from the cucumber log before chopping).
- Add mint and lightly MUDDLE (just to bruise).
- Add gin, lime juice and sugar syrup, and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- TOP with soda.
Garnish
- Garnish with mint leaf pegged to rim and cucumber slice floated on surface.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Alcohol content:
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
- 19.5 grams of pure alcohol
History
Created in 2004 by George Delgado at Libation in Manhattan, New York City, originally as a long drink. Christy Pope took the Eastside to Milk & Honey, where this popular straight-up version was created.
Review
A riff on the Southside and the Gimlet using cucumber, an ingredient inspired by Hendrick's Gin having recently launched when this gin cocktail was first created.
$3.02 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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