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Classic (England, 1820s)

Gin Twist cocktail recipe

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Method · Built

  1. 1Warm a toddy glass with hot water and tip it out.
  2. 2Add the gin, lemon juice and syrup, top with boiling water and stir.
  3. 3Garnish with a lemon twist.
Glass
Toddy glass
Serve
Hot
Garnish
Lemon twist

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Rich Simple Syrup (2:1)

Keeps
3 months
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 partswhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 parthot water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Stir the sugar into the hot water until fully dissolved. Let cool. Store in the refrigerator.

About the Gin Twist

Gin Twist is a cocktail made with london dry gin, lemon juice and rich simple syrup (2:1).

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