The recipe
- 2 ozPeychaud’s bitters60 ml
- 1 ozLemon juice30 ml
- 1 ozSimple syrup30 ml
- 2Strawberries
- 3 slicesCucumber
- 3Swaths of grapefruit peel
- 3Swaths of orange peel
- Top withSanbitter (bitter soda)≈ 2 oz
How to make it
- 1Muddle everything except the soda in the shaker and leave it for two minutes.
- 2Add ice and shake.
- 3Strain into a highball full of ice.
- 4Top with the Sanbitter.
Garnish: A cucumber slice.
Neither creator gives an amount of Sanbitter; the numbers assume 2 oz.
The ratio
2 : 1 : 1 : 2
In parts, a Gunshop Fizz is 2 Peychaud’s bitters, 1 lemon, 1 syrup and 2 Sanbitter. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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