Sleepy Hollow
Ingredients
- 10 fresh Mint leaves
- 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
Method
Glassware:
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.
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.
Garnish:
- Garnish with lemon slice.
- Serve with a straw.
History:
An adaptation of a drink created in the early 1930s and named after Washington Irving's novel and its enchanted valley with ghosts, goblins and headless horseman.
Review:
Hints of lemon and mint with gin and apricot fruit. Very refreshing.
