HOW TO: Make The Perfect Spring Gin Cocktail

It may only be Tuesday but it’s always cocktail hour somewhere in the world! So we’re passing on one of our favourite cocktail recipes for the spring. It’s refreshing but not too feminine and pretty easy to make at that…

INGREDIENTS

2 (1/2-inch thick) cucumber slices, 2 sprigs dill, 1/2 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur, 1/2 ounce Jack Rudy tonic syrup, 2 ounces Hendrick’s gin, 1/2 ounce Cocchi Americano, 1/2 ounce fresh juice from 1 to 2 limes, 2 full droppers Bittermens Boston Bittahs, 3 ounces chilled club soda, Garnish: Cucumber slice and dill sprig

METHOD

Add the 2 cucumber slices and 2 dill sprigs to the bottom of a shaker. Top with maraschino liqueur and tonic syrup. Muddle until the cucumber is broken up but not completely liquified.

Add Hendrick’s gin, Cocchi Americano, lime juice, and 1 dropper of Boston Bittahs to the shaker. Fill 2/3 with ice and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker begins to frost, about 15 seconds.

Double strain into an ice filled rocks or highball glass. Top with club soda and give a gentle stir to mix.

Cut a cucumber slice half way and place a sprig of dill into the middle, then place it on the side of the glass. Scatter the remaining drops of Boston Bittahs on top of the drink and serve.

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