This gin cocktail from The Ski Lodge in Las Vegas uses a kumquat simple syrup.
Ingredients
- ¾ oz. Kumquat simple syrup
- ¾ oz. Fresh lime juice
- 1 oz. Cocchi Americano
- 1 oz. Gin
- 5 drops Saline 1:10 ratio of salt to water
- 5 mint leaves
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients.
- Shake quickly 2-3 times.
- Pour into a double rocks glass.
- Garnish with cucumber around the glass and mint bouquet around a kumquat in the center.
Notes
For kumquat simple syrup: Add 100g. of sliced kumquats to 1000 ml. of simple syrup. Seal in a cryovac bag and steam cook at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
Mixologist Leo Robitschek created this recipe for The Ski Lodge in Las Vegas.
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