Name: Green Lady - A Gin and Mint Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 5-6 red cherries ((for garnishing, - optional)); 1 shot gin ((you may use vodka as well based on your preferance)); 90 ml Khus green syrup; 2 ml lime juice; ½-1 cup lemonade; 10-12 mint leaves ((a fresh bunch, or a handful – from large hands)); 7-8 cubes ice; 5-6 red cherries ((for garnishing, - optional))

What is the origin of the word cocktail? What has a cock’s tail or, for that matter, a fowl’s got to do with mixed drinks?

Technically speaking, any mixed beverage with one of its ingredients being alcohol and the others a melange of mixtures is a cocktail. As long as the spirits keep you in good spirits, are refreshing and relaxing they have served their purpose.

More of a cooking buff that I am, I paid scant attention to cocktail mixing but caught up soon with the art as I was smart enough to understand its paybacks at a party. This led me to embark on an experiential journey of mixing this and that.

On a serious note, however, I am not exactly a fan of the mocktails theory or what are called virgin cocktails. No spirit in mocktails, at least not the alcoholic type of spirit that goes into a cocktail.

So here’s one of my safe choices for a Gin and Mint cocktail recipe, one that almost always never goes wrong.

Green Lady - A Gin and Mint Cocktail Recipe

A light and refreshing summer drink, mildly bubbly and green.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 5 mins

Course Cocktails, Drinks

Servings 1 person

Equipment

Martini Glass
Cocktail shaker
Ice box
Bar blender

Ingredients

5-6 red cherries (for garnishing, - optional)

Ingredients for Gin and Mint Cocktail

1 shot gin (you may use vodka as well based on your preferance)
90 ml Khus green syrup
2 ml lime juice
½-1 cup lemonade
10-12 mint leaves (a fresh bunch, or a handful – from large hands)
7-8 cubes ice
5-6 red cherries (for garnishing, - optional)

Instructions

Steps for making Gin and Mint Cocktail

Throw some ice rocks into a pestle.
Add a good bit of fresh mint leaves followed by some lime juice.
Add a bit of Khus syrup, after giving the Khus bottle a good shake.
Now pour the lemonade.
Then muddle the mixture well enough for the aroma of mint to blend in nicely. A bar blender should be great for this.
Strain the blend into the Martini cocktail glass directly (or into a separate pitcher).
Add a shot of gin, then stir gently.
Garnish with a few mint leaves. Or drop in a cherry, if you like.
If you’ve got it right, you’ll get the minty whiff far before you’ve even sipped the drink.

Notes

Watchout Tips :

1) Do not add a drop over the defined quantity as Khus like bad perfume could affect the aroma of the drink.

2) Avoid using a grinder or blender as it will not produce the same effect as muddling/beating. You won’t want the drink to be a watered down version of a green paste.

I have a preference for gin drinks with mint and this particular Gin and Mint cocktail for the sweet fragrance it brings, with khus being a natural vitriver. It is light on the palate, mildly bubbly and refreshing. A summer gin with mint cocktail.

Green Lady – A Gin and Mint Cocktail Recipe