Juliet & Romeo
Ingredients
- 3 slice Cucumber
- 1 pinch Salt
- 8 fresh Mint leaves
- 2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 2 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glass:
Photographed in a Michelangelo Coppa 225ml
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of rose water, aromatic bitters and mint leaf.
Method:
- MUDDLE cucumber with salt in base of shaker.
- Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Float 3 drops rose water and 3 drops of aromatic bitters, and peg mint leaf to rim.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created circa 2007 by Toby Maloney at The Violet Hour in Chicago and featured in his 2022 book The Bartender's Manifesto.
Review:
You smell rose water but taste gin, lime, cucumber and mint. A refreshing, summery cocktail.
