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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1.

Ingredients

2 to 3 ounces gin
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon superfine sugar
2 sprigs fresh mint
3 or 4 ice cubes
Club soda

Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients, except the club soda, in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add splash of club soda.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesGinMintHerbs & SpicesLemonCitrusFruitQuick5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookHouse & Garden
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