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The Drinking Guide
Southside Social
Fresh mint and lime with The Raconteur and Sammy agave, shaken and served in a chilled stemmed glass.
Ingredients
45 ml Sammy Piquant Raconteur
30 ml fresh lime juice
15 ml Sammy Piquant agave, undiluted as supplied
7 medium fresh mint leaves
Glassware: 150–170 ml fine-stemmed Nick & Nora glass
Ice: Cubed ice for shaking; no serving ice
Garnish: One small fresh mint leaf
Method
Preparation
Wash and dry the mint; reserve an intact small leaf for garnish. Use freshly squeezed lime and fine-strain out the mint fragments.
Make the cocktail
1. Chill the serving glass. Gently press the mint once or twice in a shaker with the lime juice and agave; do not grind it into a paste.
2. Add Raconteur and cubed ice. Shake for 8 seconds.
3. Double-strain into the chilled glass. Float one small mint leaf on top.
