Between Decks
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Between Decks
Serve in a Collins glass
| 2 oz | Hayman's London Dry Gin |
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Orange juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3⁄4 oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄4 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
Garnish: Mint sprigs bouquet and fruit stick (skewered pineapple cubes and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry)
How to make:
BLEND all ingredients with ½ scoop crushed ice.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
Gin and juice served 'frozen' with cranberry adding berry complexity and tart lime maintaining balance.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide.
BETWEEN DECKS
Victor Bergeron, 1972
½ Lime
¾ ounce cranberry juice
1½ ounces orange juice
¼ ounces sugar syrup
2 ounces gin
Squeeze lime juice into electric drink mixer over 1 scoop shaved ice; save lime shell. Add remaining ingredients, and blend. Pour into 10-ounce glass. Add spent lime shell. Decorate with fresh mint and fresh fruit stick.
Nutrition:
One serving of Between Decks contains 190 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.3 standard drinks
- 12.03% alc./vol. (12.03° proof)
- 18 grams of pure alcohol
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