The recipe
- 2 ozBeefeater gin60 ml
- ¾ ozLime juice23 ml
- ¾ ozSimple syrup23 ml
- 3 slicesCucumber
- 2 sprigsMint
- A pinchSalt
- 5 dropsRose water
- 5 dropsAngostura bitters
How to make it
- 1Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and muddle it in the shaker; add the mint and press it gently.
- 2Add the gin, lime, syrup, 4 drops of the rose water and a drop or two of the bitters, then ice, and shake.
- 3Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4Float a mint leaf on top and put the last drops of bitters and rose water on it.
Garnish: A mint leaf with drops of Angostura and rose water on it.
Versions differ only in the seasoning: some put the bitters and rose water on the garnish alone, with one mint sprig.
The ratio
2¾ : 1 : 1
In parts, a Juliet and Romeo is 2¾ gin, 1 lime and 1 syrup. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
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