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INGREDIENTS 2 oz Patent 5 Elettaria spiced gin 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 / 4 oz simple syrup 1 orange for orange zest garnish
METHOD 1 . Fill glass with ice . 2 . Stir ingredients together and pour into the glass . 3 . Peel a section of orange about 1 / 2 inch wide , without the bitter white pith .
4 . To garnish , holding the peel between your hands , facing the outer side of the peel away from yourself toward the glass , squeeze orange zest over the cocktail .
Yield one cocktail
Gin olives
A short soak in a little gin imbues these olives with botanicals , taking them to the next level .
INGREDIENTS 1 jar mixed Italian olives 1 / 2 oz your favourite gin
METHOD : 1 . Using a ratio of approximately 1 cup of olives in their brine to 1 / 2 oz gin , mix the olives and their brine with the gin . 2 . Let marinate for 24 hours .
Yield 2-4 servings
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