| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Active: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Active: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin, such as Plymouth
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- 1 sprig mint
- 1 fresh mint leaf
Instructions
- Combine the gin, lime juice, simple syrup and mint sprig in a shaker. Add some ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with one mint leaf, smacked to release the oils, floating on top of the cocktail.
Reviews
Best ever… GZ is the BEST!
Very well balanced and refreshing summer drink! Used fresh mint from our garden, and fresh squeezed lime juice.
Wow! Excellent recipe as usual! Very delicious and so incredibly easy. Beware – packs a punch!
So refreshing!
OMG! Made this tonight for a neighbor as we socially distanced and we both loved this drink. My first thought was to make mint juleps with my homegrown mint but she doesn’t care for bourbon so I just did a search for gin mint cocktails and found this. For me, this is THE cocktail for Summer 2020! My neighbor said several times that the ratio of ingredients is perfect and I have to agree. BTW, I used Beefeater gin, which is what we had on hand. Thanks for the recipe.
I’m not a gin drinker so I gave this a try. I liked it a lot. Didn’t find it too sweet, the mint adds a subtle element. I will definitely make it again.
I had been trying for awhile to recreate this drink from a restaurant in my hometown and was excited to see this featured on the show. Maybe I did something wrong, but it seemed too sweet. Love the show.
what was the name of the cocktail that Geoffrey made on the 3/1/14 Saturday episode. It was a flashback/classic drink that he made with lemons limes simple, which he muddled, added vodka ice n stirred
simply delicious! I did make it with gin for my husband and with vodka for myself. Both were amazing!