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Southside cocktail

A Southside cocktail is a refreshing classic gin cocktail made with gin, fresh lime juice, mint, and simple syrup. Bright, crisp, and herbaceous, it is one of the most refreshing gin cocktails you can make.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Build time 5 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 180
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

The Cocktail
  • 6 cl Gin
  • 3 cl Lime Juice
  • 1,5 cl Simple Syrup
  • 8-12 Mint leaves
  • Ice cubes
Garnish
  • 1 Mint leaf

Equipment

  • 1 Martini / cocktail glass
  • 1 Shaker
  • 1 Strainer
  • 1 Fine strainer
  • 1 Jigger

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Chill your cocktail glass with ice or place it in a freezer. Remove the ice from the glass before serving
Instructions
  1. Add gin, lime juice, simple syrup and mint leaves to a shaker.
  2. Fill the shaker with ice.
  3. Shake hard for 8-12 seconds.
  4. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  5. Garnish with a mint leaf and serve.