Sweet and Sour | Gin Cocktail Recipe with Salted Strawberry Syrup

Sweet and Sour

DIFFICULTY

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WHAT'S IN IT

1.5 oz London Drizzle Gin
1 oz salted strawberry syrup
0.5 oz red wine
8 dashes orange bitters

HOW IT'S MADE
  • Add gin, salted strawberry syrup, red wine, and bitters to a shaker with ice.
  • Shake until well chilled.
  • Fine strain into a chilled flute glass.
  • Optional: Garnish with orange peel rose.

To make salted strawberry syrup, combine 3 chopped strawberries, 2 oz water, 1.5 oz sugar, and a pinch of sea salt in a small pan. Simmer for 5 mins until the strawberries soften, mash gently, then strain through a fine sieve. Leave to cool before using.

WHAT IT'S LIKE

With the beetroot notes of the gin, the salted strawberry syrup takes on an almost sangria-like flavour profile, making the orange bitters really necessary here to stop it tasting a tad funky.

JAMES' TASTING NOTES

Strawberry, salt, beetroot and orange. Unlikely to appear together on any menu, yet excellent cocktail partners.

CREDIT

Joe Nicholas, In the Drink

PERFECT WITH...

London Drizzle
London Drizzle
London Drizzle
London Drizzle
London Drizzle
James Gin

London Drizzle

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4.8

Gin is traditionally called London Dry - but I live there and usually it isn’t. So I wanted to make a gin that would invoke that unique petrichor smell that comes from light rain hitting the pavement on a warm day. I’ve never met anybody who doesn’t like that smell.

40% ABV