What You Can Do With Gin!

 

Space Gin Smash

Contributed by Angus Winchester

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 Mint leaves
• Quarter of a lemon
• 2 Seedless green grapes
• Eighth of a green apple
• .33 oz Simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water)
• 1.25 oz Tanqueray Gin
• Garnish: Apple fan, mint sprig and grape
• Glass: Rocks 

PREPARATION:
In a shaker, muddle the mint, lemon, grapes, apple and simple syrup. Add the gin and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh cracked ice. Garnish with an apple fan, a mint sprig and a grape.

Damp Pavement

Contributed by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 oz Ginger syrup*
• .75 oz Lemon juice
• 3 oz Water
• 1.5 oz Islay Scotch whisky
• 1 tsp Allspice dram
• Garnish: Orange peel
• Glass: Mug

PREPARATION:
Add the ginger syrup, lemon juice and water to small saucepan and heat until piping hot. Stir in the whisky and allspice dram, and pour into a pre-heated mug. Garnish with an orange peel.

*To make ginger syrup, combine equal parts diced raw ginger, sugar and hot water in a blender. Puree until smooth and strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Refrigerate until needed.

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