Gin Twerk Recipe

Name: Pimlicos Gin Twerk Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz London dry gin; 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 oz lychee syrup (from canned lychees); 2 each dry lychee (canned whole lychee), drained; 4 slices English cucumber; 1 each lemon wheel (for garnish); 3 oz tonic water, chilled; 1 cup ice (cubes)

Inspired by Pimlico

Time10m

Serves1

Gin, Lemon, Lychee, Cucumber, Tonic Water

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Ingredients

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Cocktail Base

2 oz London dry gin3/4 oz fresh lemon juice1/2 oz lychee syrup (from canned lychees)2 each dry lychee (canned whole lychee), drained

Fresh Components

4 slices English cucumber1 each lemon wheel (for garnish)

Finish / Topper

3 oz tonic water, chilled1 cup ice (cubes)

Method

Prep

Chill and prepare

Place a highball or Collins glass in the refrigerator or fill it with ice to chill while preparing the cocktail. Keep tonic water chilled.

If using canned lychees, drain two lychees for garnish and reserve 1/2 oz of the syrup (measure out). Slice 4 thin cucumber slices from an English cucumber; set aside one extra for muddling and one for garnish.

Build and Mix

Muddle cucumber and lychee

In a cocktail shaker, place 1 thin cucumber slice (torn into pieces) and 1 drained whole lychee. Add the 1/2 oz lychee syrup and 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice. Gently muddle 8–10 times just to release cucumber juice and to break up the lychee — do not pulverize.

Add spirits and shake

Add 2 oz gin to the shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.

Double strain

Remove the chilling ice from the glass if used. Fill the chilled glass with fresh ice (about 1 cup). Double-strain the shaken mixture into the glass over the fresh ice to keep bits of cucumber and lychee out, using a fine mesh strainer in addition to the shaker strainer.

Finish and Garnish

Top with tonic

Gently top the cocktail with 3 oz chilled tonic water. Pour slowly down the side of the glass to preserve carbonation and create a light layering effect.

Garnish and serve

Float the reserved drained whole lychee on top and add a cucumber slice and a lemon wheel on the rim. Optionally, thread the lychee and a thin cucumber ribbon on a pick. Serve immediately with a straw.