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Eastside
Cucumber-and-mint gin sour — the drink that converts vodka people to gin.
Spec
2 ozgin
3/4 ozfresh lime juice
3/4 ozsimple syrup (or 1/2 oz demerara)
6–8fresh mint leaves
3–4thin cucumber slices
✦cucumber wheel + mint sprig
Over-muddling turns cucumber to mush and mint bitter. Restraint wins.
Build
- Gently muddle cucumber and mint — press and twist, never pulverize.
- Add gin, lime, and syrup with ice; shake hard 12–15 seconds.
- Double-strain through a fine mesh into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a cucumber wheel and mint sprig.
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