Major Bailey #1
Ingredients
- 12 fresh Mint leaves
- 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄4 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Sling 11.5oz / 33cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a SLING GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.
Method:
- Gently MUDDLE mint in base of shaker (just to bruise).
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
- Briefly CHURN (stir).
Garnish:
- Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.
- Serve with a straw.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, Revised.
Review:
As Trader Vic says of this gin-based Julep, "This is a hell of a drink."
