hello muddler
Where
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BSides Las Vegas
Duration
6 min
Walks through making a light gin cocktail with muddled cucumber and mint, finished with soda water.
Summary
This short interstitial from BSides Las Vegas 2021's stay-at-home camp series has Alan Friedman making a casual gin drink by the lake. The cocktail is built on muddled cucumber and mint, with a small amount of lemon juice and a homemade syrup. He notes that a sturdy wooden spoon can stand in for a muddler, and that a cocktail jigger is handy but not required.
He explains how to balance the drink. The lemon and sweetener are kept modest so the gin still comes through, and he suggests adjusting the amounts to taste. His homemade simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water heated until dissolved, with tea steeped in it for an iced-tea note, and he says it keeps well in the fridge. The ingredients are shaken with ice to chill and dilute the drink, then strained into a glass.
To finish, he tops the glass with soda water to make the cocktail lighter and easier to drink, and mentions champagne as a fancier option. The segment is aimed at viewers who want a simple drink they can make at home, and it closes with a wish for happy camping.
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