Bittersweet Summer

Name: Bittersweet Summer
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Blackberry And Sage Infused Plymouth Gin; 1/2 oz Revivalist Dragon Dance Gin; 1/2 oz Giffard Creme De Peche; 1 oz Cucumber Juice; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 1/2 oz Honey Syrup (Recipe); 4 dash(es) The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters; 4 drop(s) Scrappy's Fire Tincture; 2 dash(es) Hella Eucalyptus Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Made with a product from a current or former Crafted Pour partner. The creator may have received free product or other incentives from the brand.

Submitted on: February 27, 2022

Refreshing

Seasonal

This cocktail is the product of a few warm days and a serious hankering for summertime. I knew I wanted to use cucumber in a cocktail and started tossing around flavor pairings and everything in this drink just seemed to fit together in my head. It’s a complex set of flavors but they work! I rapid-infused Plymouth Gin with blackberries and sage and that final product is perfect, both flavors shining through clean and fresh. I trialed the cucumber juice, honey and set of bitters the other night i...

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz
Blackberry And Sage Infused Plymouth Gin

1/2 oz
Revivalist Dragon Dance Gin

1/2 oz
Giffard Creme De Peche

1 oz
Cucumber Juice

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

1/2 oz
Honey Syrup (Recipe)

4 dash(es)
The Bitter Truth Celery Bitters

4 drop(s)
Scrappy's Fire Tincture

2 dash(es)
Hella Eucalyptus Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Cucumber Ribbon and Lime Wheel

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Estimated strength

About 16% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a highball glass over a clear ice spear. Garnish with cucumber ribbons and a lime wheel. *To infuse the gin, take equal weight blackberries and gin and about a dozen sage leaves and add to iSi Gourmet Whipper. Charge with N20, shake, and charge again. Shake every 30 seconds for 10 minutes, then vent. Open container and allow all bubbles to pop. Strain into a clean container and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks....

Editor's Note

Blackberry-sage infused gin meets cucumber juice and peach liqueur in this layered, high-concept summer highball. A complex, spicy finish rounds out the refreshing profile.