Original THE CASTAWAYS Cocktail: the Surfsider

Surfsider

Named after the town in Nantucket which is also home to Surfside beach. This cocktail is a spin on the classic Southside (2 oz. Gin, 1 oz. Lemon ½ oz. Simple, Fresh Mint) cocktail, which is a requisite cooler for any beachside vacation.

1.5 oz G Vine « Floraison » Gin
½ oz Lemon Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
4 Leaves Lemon Verbena
4 Slices Cucumber
Club Soda
3 dashes A.B. Smeby Summer Verbena bitters

Quickly muddle the Verbena and cucumber with the lemon juice and simple. Add the Gin and ice and shake. Pour contents into a highball glass and top with soda. Finish with 3 dashes lemon verbena bitters.

Garnish with cucumber wheel.


G’Vine Gin

G’Vine is a French gin based out of Cognac
Most gin products are, at their core, distilled from grain. The unique thing about G’Vine gin is that it is made from neutral grape spirit, from the wine of Ugni Blanc Grapes. Ugni Blanc is also known as a Trebbiano and is used in the brandies of Cognac and Armagnac. In addition, the gin is infused with the flowering Ugni Blanc blossoms which are picked before they turn into grape berries. This period is called “Floraison”, hence the name. 9 botanicals are distilled separately (ginger root, liquorice, green cardamom, cassia bark, coriander, juniper berries, cubeb berries, nutmeg and lime) and then blended with the base and distilled one final time. The result is a uniquely floral gin that is quite smooth due to the grape distillate and floral in a similar vein as Hendricks.



Created at The Modern by Ehren Ashkenazi. For more delicious cocktails, see MIX SHAKE STIR