Sage Gimlet
Ingredients
6 Sage leaves (plus a sprig for garnish)
1 3/4 ounce Gin
3/4 ounce St. Germain
3/4 ounce Fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 ounce Simple syrup
2 dashes of Lemon bitters
Preparation
1
Place 6 sage leaves in bottom of cocktail shaker with the lemon juice and muddle until the leaves begin to break up. We use a bar muddler, but you can use a wooden spoon if you don't have that tool on hand.
2
Add ice, vodka. St. Germain, simple syrup, bitters and shake for 30 seconds.
3
Strain through a sieve (to keep the fragments of sage leaf out of the drink).
4
Garnish with a sprig of sage and a lemon twist.
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About
The very local ingredient in this cocktail is the sage growing in our herb garden. Our sage typically makes it through most of the winter here in our mid-Atlantic climate. This bit of hearty herb got us thinking about the word "sage" - which derives from the Latin salvia, meaning "healing plant". The other meaning of sage is "profoundly wise" - as derived from the Latin sapere. Given everything going on in the world these days, we could all use a bit of healing, some wisdom - and (of course) a drink!
Yield:
1 Cocktail
Added:
Saturday, September 16, 2017 - 11:53am
