Friday, June 22, 2018

88. Clarendon Cocktail


 My interpretation:
  2 sprays of fresh mint
  1 T fresh lime juice
  2 oz Castle & Key London Dry Gin
  3 oz Reed’s Ginger Beer, chilled
  1 tsp sugar

In bottom of lowball or Old Fashioned glass mull (muddle) 1 spray of mint with sugar and a little hot water, add lime juice and gin, top up with ginger ale, stir slowly, carefully remove muddled mint and any loose leaves with cocktail fork, garnish with fresh mint sprig; serve. — This recipe is clearly out of place in the Cocktails section, and wants to be called a Clarendon Cooler. However, for the sake of Jack, I have endeavored to present it as a sort of cocktail. An explanation for the origin of the name is wanting; perhaps it is named for the venerable Clarendon Hotel in Quebec.


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