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Shiny: Sight
Silk Screen Cocktail
Cocktails & Beverages from Issue 12 - Winter 2018 – The Senses
More than meets the eye.
Gather Journal
Silk Screen Cocktail
Research has found that mankind’s obsession with shiny objects may tie back to a very primitive instinct: the search for water. This refreshing gin and sherry cocktail topped with a pool of shimmering oil, by Claire Sprouse of Sunday in Brooklyn, quenches a different kind of thirst.
makes 1 cocktail
- 1 oz dry gin
- 1 oz fino sherry
- 1 oz mint syrup*
- ¾ oz lime juice
- pinch of salt
- 2 drop olive oil
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Combine gin, sherry, syrup, lime juice, and salt in a shaker with ice. Shake then strain into a coupe. Using a dropper, place two drops of olive oil on top.
*For the mint syrup: Bring a cup of water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in a handful of fresh mint. Steep 10 minutes the strain. Stir in 1 cup of sugar and heat just until sugar dissolves. Chill completely.
