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A southside cocktail on a napkin on a silver tray with a potato chip and sprig of mint beside it.
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Southside Cocktail

This southside cocktail is a tempting summer cocktail made with gin, simple syrup, mint, lime, and a splash of club soda. Consider it a lighter, gin-based mojito that goes down dangerously quickly. (You've been warned.)
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 219

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker

Ingredients

  • 2 lime wedges
  • 1 ounce Simple Syrup
  • 2 sprigs mint
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1 splash of club soda
US - Metric

Instructions

  • Squeeze the lime wedges into a cocktail shaker (if you’re the sort who needs to measure, you should have 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice) and drop the wedges into the shaker.
  • Add the simple syrup and mint to the shaker. Muddle with a long-handled spoon to bruise the mint and extract some of the oils from the lime peel. Add the gin and enough ice to fill the shaker halfway. Cover and shake.
  • Add a big splash of soda, roll* the cocktail into a highball glass, and serve.

Notes

*What Does It Mean To "Roll" A Drink?

As chef Frank Stitt points out in Frank Stitt’s Bottega Favorita, “rolling a drink” means to “gently pour it from the shaker into a glass in order to mix it.” Sorta like “rolling in the deep”–deep into cocktail hour, anyways.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g