Name: Richmond Gimlet
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Chilled water

Richmond Gimlet
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
8 fresh	Mint leaves
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₂ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare mint leaf for garnish.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with mint leaf.

Review:

A properly grown-up Gimlet bearing a striking resemblance to a Southside.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Jeffrey Morgenthaler at Bel Ami Lounge, Oregon, USA.

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