Skyline Cocktail

Name: Skyline Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 sprigs mint; 1 teaspoon simple syrup (see Tips, page 191); 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) gin; 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange curacao or; Paulas Texas Orange liqueur; 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) creme de cassis; Ice cubes

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 sprigs mint
1 teaspoon simple syrup (see Tips, page 191)
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) freshly squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) gin
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange curacao or
Paulas Texas Orange liqueur
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) creme de cassis
Ice cubes

Directions

1

Chill a cocktail glass.
2

Using a small wooden spoon or mallet, lightly muddle or press together 1 mint sprig with the simple syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass or cocktail shaker.
3

Add the lime juice, gin, curacao, and creme de cassis.
4

Shake vigorously with ice to chill; strain into the chilled glass.
5

Garnish with the remaining mint sprig.