45 Things to do with Gin (Part 4)

Ingredients:

• 1 Part Gin
• 8-10 Mint Leaves
• 1/4 Part Campari Simple Syrup (2 parts Campari, 1 1/2 parts sugar, 1/2 part water)
  
• 1/2 Part Green Chartreuse Liqueur
• 3/4 Part Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
• 1 Part Aperol
• Club Soda
• Mint Sprig and Crystallized Grapefruit Peel (for garnish)

Directions:

Muddle mint leaves and Campari simple syrup.  Add gin, Green Chartreuse, Campano Antica, Aperol and ice.  Shake ingredients.  Pour over fresh ice.  Top with club soda and a spray of Green Chartreuse.  Garnish with mint sprig and crystallized grapefruit peel.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 Parts Bombay Sapphire
• 10 Stevia Leaves
• 10 Terragon Leaves
• 1 Egg White
• 2 Parts Orange Juice
• 1/2 Part Lemon Juice
• 1 Spritz of Tarragon-Infused Bombay Sapphire Gin
• Slice of Orange (for garnish)

Directions:

Muddle leaves in a shaker.  Add egg white, orange juice, lemon juice, gin, and shake.  Double-strain into a bar glass.  Spritz with tarragon-infused Bombay Sapphire Gin.  Garnish with a slice or orange.

Ingredients:

• 2 Parts Gin
• 6-8 Mint Leaves
• 1 Brown Sugar Cube
• 1 Part Lime Juice
• 3/4 Part Honey Syrup (3:1 honey to water, dissolved over heat)
• 6-10 Dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
• Mint (for garnish)

Directions:

Muddle ingredients in a shaker and dry shake.  Pour into a rocks glass.  Fill glass with crushed ice to create a "snow-cone" effect.  Dash Angostura bitters on top.  Garnish with mint.

Ingredients:

• 1 Part Bombay Sapphire Gin
• 1 Part St-German Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/2 Part Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
• 1/2 Part Simple Syrup
• Lemon Twist (for garnish)

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.  Strain into a martini cocktail glass.  Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Ingredients:

• 2 Parts Gin
• 1/2 Part Licor 43
• 1/2 Part Cocchi Aperitivo Americano
• 1/2 Part Lemon Juice
• 2 Dashes Scappy's Orange Bitters
• Grapefruit Peel (for garnish)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a shaker.  Shake and strain into a martini cocktail glass.  Garnish with grapefruit peel.

Ingredients:

• 2 Parts Gin
• 1 Egg White
• 3/4 Part Cointreau
• 1/2 Part Sour Mix
• 1 Part Fresh Hand-Squeezed Meyer Lemon Juice
• 1/2 Part Homemade Lavender Simple Syrup
• Fresh Lavender Leaves
• 1/4 Part Cream
• Top With Club Soda
• Meyer Lemon Zest (for garnish)

Directions:

Dry-shake egg white for at least 30 seconds.  Add ice and remaining ingredients, except the club soda and lemon zest.  Shake vigorously.  Double-strain into a glass.  Top with club soda.  Garnish with Meyer lemon zest.

Ingredients:

• 1 Part Gin
• 1/2 Part Falernum
• 1 Handful of Texas Tarragon (or Mexican Mint Marigold)
• 1 Part Strega Liqueur
• 3/4 Part Lime Juice
• 3 Dashes Peychaud's Bitters
• Sprig of Tarragon (for garnish)

Directions:

Combine falernum and tarragon; lightly muddle in a Collins glass.  Add Strega liqueur, lime juice, gin, and crushed ice to the glass.  Sqizzle with a barspoon until well chilled.  Top with Peychaud's bitters and a sprig of tarragon.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Parts Gin
• 1 Maraschino Cherry
• 1/2 Part Aperol
• 1/2 Part Grapefruit Juice
• 1/2 Part Lemon Juice
• 2-3 Dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Directions:

Muddle the cherry in a cocktail glass.  Combine all other ingredients; add ice and shake.  Strain into the cocktail glass.

Ingredients:

• 2 Parts Gin
• 2 Cucumber Slices
• 10 Cilantro Leaves
• 1/2 Part Lime Juice
• 1 Part Agave Nectar

Directions:

Muddle the cucumber and cilantro in a shaker.  Add lime juice, agave nectar, and gin.  Add ice and strain into a martini cocktail glass.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Parts Bombay Sapphire Gin
• 1/2 Part St-German Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/2 Part Monin Blackberry Syrup
• 1 Part Pineapple-Infused Vodka
• 3/4 Part Lime Juice
• Dry Ice Pellets and 2 Fresh Blackberries (for garnish)

Directions:

Mix first four ingredients in a pint glass.  Fill with ice and top with lime juice.  Shake and strain into a martini cocktail glass.  Garnish with dry ice pellets and blackberries.

Ingredients:

• 2 Parts Bombay Sapphire Gin
• Salt and Pepper to Rim Martini Cocktail Glass
• 2 Lemon Wedges
• 12 Blueberries
• 10 Sage Leaves
• 3/4 Part Sage-Infused Honey
• Sage Leaf and Blueberry (for garnish)

Directions:

Rim martini cocktail glass with salt and pepper.  Muddle all ingredients in a mixer glass and shake.  Double-strain ingredients into a martini cocktail glass.  Garnish with a sage leaf anchored by a blueberry.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Parts Bombay Sapphire Gin
• Cinnamon, Raw Sugar, and Salt Mixture (for rimming)
• Pinch Cilantro
• 1 Slice Cactus Pear
• 1 Teaspoon Agave Nectar
• 1/2 Part Sour Mix
• 1/2 Part Club Soda

Directions:

Rim Martini cocktail glass with cinnamon, raw sugar, and salt mixure.  In a shaker, muddle cilantro and cactus pear.  Add agave nectar, sour mix, club soda, gin, and ice.  Shake 20 times and strain into a martini cocktail glass.