Floradora Recipe
Ginger beer, raspberries, and limes.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Base
Garnish
Method
Cocktail Base
- 1
Muddle raspberries
Place 8 fresh raspberries into a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. Add 0.75 oz fresh lime juice and 0.5 oz simple syrup. Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently muddle the raspberries until they break down and release their juices, but don't pulverize the seeds excessively (about 10–15 seconds).
- 2
Add gin and ice
Add 1.5 oz gin to the muddled raspberry mixture. Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup) and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds to chill and slightly dilute the mixture.
- 3
Double-strain into glass
Double-strain the shaken mixture (through a hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer or a fine sieve) into a chilled highball or Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Double-straining removes raspberry seeds and pulp for a smoother drink.
- 4
Top with ginger beer
Slowly top the strained cocktail with 4 oz chilled ginger beer. Gently stir once or twice with a bar spoon to combine, taking care not to over-stir so the ginger beer retains its effervescence.
Garnish
- 5
Skewer 3 whole raspberries onto a cocktail pick (or drop them directly into the glass). Add 1 lime wheel on the rim or floated in the drink. Optionally tuck a fresh mint sprig into the glass for aroma. Serve immediately.