Take pleasure in one of the first drinks.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 5 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 cocktail |
Ingredients
- ice
- 1 ½ (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers gin
- ¾ ounce sweet vermouth
- ½ ounce lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2 dashes bitters (such as Angostura®)
- 2 ounces club soda, or as needed
- 1 (2 inch) piece lemon peel for garnish
Instructions
- Put ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour in gin, vermouth, lemon juice, simple syrup, bitters. Shake well. Add ice to a highball glass. Strain cocktail into highball glass, top off with club soda, and garnish with lemon peel.
- You can substitute sherry for the sweet vermouth.
Reviews
Slightly tangy, slightly sweet, perfectly balanced and oh so refreshing. This would make a great drink on a hot day, but really, I’d have one any time of year! It definitely goes down easy! This one is getting added to my regular rotation. TIP: to make a shortcut version of simple syrup, just add equal parts sugar and room temperature water to a jar and shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved.