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Southside

Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try · Herbal

4.0 168 ratings

Ingredients

7 fresh Mint leaves
2 oz Gin
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 drop Saline solution 4:1
1/3 oz Soda water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare mint leaf for garnish.

Method

  1. 3 Gently MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise).
  2. 4 Add next 4 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  4. 6 TOP with chilled soda from a bottle/can or just the merest squirt from a chilled soda siphon.

Garnish

  1. 7 Garnish with mint leaf.

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History

Gin and mint with a splash of lime. Like a Mojito with gin.

This is the cocktail version of the South Side Fizz, served straight-up.