Queen Mary

Name: Queen Mary
Ingredients: For the glass; Kosher salt; Black pepper; 1/2 lemon; For the drink; 3 cherry tomatoes, or 1 thick slice from a beefsteak tomato; 1 1/2 ounces gin (preferably a light, floral gin, like Hendrick's or Aviation) or vodka; 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1/4 ounce dill pickle brine; 1 to 2 dashes Tapatio, or a similar hot sauce; 1 pinch kosher salt

11 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

For the glass
Kosher salt
Black pepper
1/2 lemon
For the drink
3 cherry tomatoes, or 1 thick slice from a beefsteak tomato
1 1/2 ounces gin (preferably a light, floral gin, like Hendrick's or Aviation) or vodka
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 ounce dill pickle brine
1 to 2 dashes Tapatio, or a similar hot sauce
1 pinch kosher salt

Directions

1

First, prepare a coupe glass. Put three or four generous pinches of kosher salt on a saucer or small plate, and add a little black pepper -- about six twists of a pepper mill. Run the lemon along the rim of the glass to wet it, then roll the glass in the salt-and-pepper mixture.
2

Put the tomatoes in the bottom of a cocktail shaker, and muddle briefly to split them and release their juices. Measure the rest of the ingredients into the shaker, add ice, and shake for 10 to 12 seconds. Double-strain into the prepared glass.