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Ginger Sublime Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 6 Parts Hennessy Vs
- 2 Parts Lemon Juice
- 1.5 Parts Agave Nectar
- 1 inch piece Tumeric
- 3 Small slices Ginger
Directions:
Muddle the turmeric and the ginger in the shaker.
Add all liquids.
Add ice, shake to chill and then fine strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with an orange twist.
Recipe and image from hennessey.com
Gin Gin Mule
Ingredients:
- 1 Mint
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- 3/4 oz Lime Juice
- 1 3/4 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1 oz Ginger Beer
Directions:
In a shaker, muddle the mint sprig, simple syrup and lime juice.
Add the gin, ginger beer and ice, and shake until well-chilled.
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
Recipe and image from liquor.com
South Side
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gin
- 5 Mint
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
Directions:
Add the mint leaves and lemon juice into a shaker and gently muddle.
Add the gin and simple syrup with ice, and shake until well-chilled.
Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
Recipe and image from liquor.com
Clementine and Ginger Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey
- 1 Thick Slice Orange
- 2 Thin Slices Ginger
- 0.5 tsp Sugar
- 2 Dashes Bitters
Directions:
Muddle the clementine, ginger, sugar and bitters in a glass.
Add Crown Royal and stir.
Top with ice and garnish with a piece of candied ginger.
Recipe and image from crownroyal.com
Maker's Penicillin
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts Maker's Mark Bourbon
- ½ Part Laphroaig Scotch Whisky
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- ½ oz Honey Syrup
- 1 disk Ginger
- Candied Ginger
Directions:
To make honey syrup, add 2 parts honey to 1 part hot water. Mix until honey dissolves into a syrupy consistency. Add additional honey to taste.
Muddle ginger in shaker and then add Maker’s Mark, juice, honey syrup and ice.
Shake well and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Top with Laphroaig.
Garnish with candied ginger.
Recipe and image from makersmark.com
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