Southside Cocktail

By Lunds & Byerlys

January 8, 2024

Made with gin, fresh lemon juice and mint, rumor has it this refreshing cocktail got its name back during Prohibition era, when it was served in the speakeasies of Chicago.

SERVINGS

1

PREP TIME

5 min

Ingredients

  • 2
    generous tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1
    teaspoon simple syrup
  • 3
    tablespoons dry gin
  • 1
    teaspoon Grand Marnier
  • 5
    mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
  • Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water, to top off
  • Long strip of grapefruit peel for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Pour the first 5 ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake, then double-strain into a chilled glass.

  3. 3

    Gently top off with the tonic water using a bar spoon.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a long strip of grapefruit peel and a mint sprig to serve.

Recipe source: Fever Tree: The Art of Mixing

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