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South Side Cocktail

Cocktail classics

A bright gin cocktail with fresh mint and lemon.

Servings (recipe yield)
1 cocktail
Prep time
6 min
Cook time
0 min
Rest / chill / soak
0 min
Total time
6 min

Estimated times for this version of the recipe. Equipment, ingredient preparation and batch size can change the timing.

Ingredients

  • 60 mL London dry gin
  • 30 mL fresh lemon juice
  • 15 mL simple syrup
  • 6 leaves fresh mint
  • for shaking ice

Instructions

  1. Put gin, lemon, syrup and mint into a shaker. Add ice and shake briefly until cold.
  2. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass so the mint leaves stay behind.

Source: Adapted from the International Bartenders Association · Recipe source

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