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Eastside in a coupe, drawn with its ingredient layers

Eastside

The Eastside is a shaken gin cocktail, fresh and citrusy. It is made with cucumber slices, mint leaves, gin and more, served in a coupe.

Strength: about 18% ABV in the glass, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

A Southside with cucumber, from the New York bar revival of the 2000s.

Ingredients

Cucumber slices2 slices
Mint leaves8 leaves
Gin60 ml (2 oz)
Lime juice22.5 ml (¾ oz)
Simple syrup22.5 ml (¾ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Muddle the cucumber gently in a shaker.
  2. Add the mint, gin, lime and syrup and shake hard with ice.
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
None, served up
Garnish
Cucumber slice
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