French Pearl

Name: French Pearl
Ingredients: 2 oz Teasmith Gin; 1/4 oz Pernod Pastis; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 3/4 oz Simple Syrup; 6 ea Mint Leaves

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: February 2, 2022

Communal

Refreshing

I’d definitely heard of this recipe before but I found it again on the Punch website. I needed a new gin spec to play with so I went with something easy, refreshing, and herbal and pulled the bottle of abandoned Pernod from the depths of my bar cart and got to work. This was created by Audrey Saunders at the Pegu Club; way back in 2006, when the craft cocktail movement was just getting off the ground, she sought to introduce a generation of drinkers to two unpopular ingredients, Gin and Pastis. ...

Ingredients

2 oz
Teasmith Gin

1/4 oz
Pernod Pastis

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

3/4 oz
Simple Syrup

6 ea
Mint Leaves

Instructions

Garnish

Lime wheel and mint

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 20% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add lime juice, syrup, and mint to a shaker tin and muddle. Add gin, pastis, and ice and shake until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass.

Editor's Note

Audrey Saunders' modern classic pairs gin and pastis with fresh mint. The result is a crisp, herbaceous sour that balances anise depth with bright citrus.