Gin Gin Mule

Ingredients

• 3/4oz (22ml) fresh lime juice
• 1oz (30ml) simple syrup
• 6 mint leaves
• 1 & 3/4oz (52ml) London Dry style Gin (I love Tanqueray but use whatever you like)
• 1 oz homemade ginger beer (more like a ginger syrup) or replace with carbonated ginger beer, but you're missing out.
• Optional 1-3oz (30-90ml) of Soda water
• Garnish - Mint sprig

Instructions:

1. Add mint and simple syrup to a mixing tin and lightly muddle.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and shake over ice.
3. Double-strain into an iced collins glass.
4. Top with soda (omit the soda if you're using off the shelf carbonated ginger beer)
5. Garnish with a mint sprig

Homemade Ginger Beer (Syrup)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons grated or chopped fresh ginger
• ½ teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions

1. Peel ginger then grate or finely chop.
2. Ginger is really fibrous so can easily clogs graters. I used a chopping setting on my food processor with good results. Quick and easy.
3. Boil water then remove from heat
4. Add ginger and lime juice
5. Cover and let stand for 1 hour
6. Stir, and strain through a fine mesh sieve, pushing down on ginger solids to express ginger extract.
7. Add sugar and stir.
8. Bottle and refrigerate

I love this drink! Spicing and cooling. Fantastic on a hot day. I’ll use it as a go-to for special event I think. I haven't tried it with commercial ginger beer but I think I wouldn't be the same. The strong hit of fresh ginger is the real star of this drink. It's the same recipe as the mojito but with gin and ginger beer swapped in for rum and soda.

Source: Liquor.com

Photo: Phil Anderson