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Shaken · Collins

Fanny Chu, Donna, Brooklyn

Happy Bastard cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything except the tonic with ice.
  2. 2Strain over fresh ice in a collins glass, top with the tonic and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Glass
Collins
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lemon wheel

Prep ahead

House prep

Ginger Syrup (1:1)

Keeps
1 week
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partfresh ginger juice (by weight)
  • 1 partgranulated sugar (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Juice fresh ginger (no need to peel) and whisk in the sugar until dissolved. Best used fresh.

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.

Mixer

Tonic Water

Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Tonic water (bottled)

About the Happy Bastard

Happy Bastard is a highball made with gin, brandy and ginger syrup (1:1), created by Fanny Chu at Donna.

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