Bad Day at Work

4 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 ounces Bluecoat or other high-quality gin
  • 4 ounces clementine orange juice (from about 3 to 5 clementines)
  • Generous splash of seltzer

Directions

  1. 1
    Fill a tumbler with crushed ice and set aside.
  2. 2
    Make simple syrup: In a small saucepan, mix the sugar with 1 cup water.
  3. 3
    Simmer over low heat until sugar dissolves.
  4. 4
    Set aside to cool, about 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    In a shaker, combine the gin and orange juice with 1 teaspoon simple syrup.
  6. 6
    (Remaining syrup can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.)
  7. 7
    Shake well, and pour into the tumbler.
  8. 8
    Top with a splash of seltzer, add a stirrer and serve.

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