Southside Cocktail
Ingredients
- 60 mL Gin
- 30 mL Lime Juice
- 20 mL Simple Syrup* or to taste.
- 7 Mint leaves
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice until the mint is well bruised and the cocktail is cold.
- Strain into a Coupe glass.
- Garnish with mint and drink.
Notes
Our Review of the Southside Cocktail
Yummy, yummy Gin and Lime Juice, it kind of reminds me of a Gimlet.
But unlike a Gimlet, the Southside has more Lime Juice, more Simple Syrup to deal with that, and Mint added for good measure. And don’t forget the Angostura Bitters!
So, obviously if you like a Gimlet, the Southside Cocktail will likely be for you. Mint might be a surprising addition to a cocktail recipe like this, but it works pretty well. The amount of Mint here isn’t over the top, and it’s more of a subtle hint to a cocktail that has a lot of Lime flavours coming through. All the Mint is really doing is adding to the many flavours from the Gin, because Gin is full of different flavours, especially depending on what kind of Gin you’re using here.
Although I quite like a Southside Cocktail from time to time, there was a time when I didn’t. Because of this, I’m kind of glad that the first time I had one of these wasn’t to write this review, because otherwise I would have had a much more negative perception of this classic. You may have the same experience as me. If you don’t like the Southside at first, try it again (just not right away). You may change your mind as well, and then find something to have from time to time.
I really do mean “from time to time” though. The Southside is a fun and interesting cocktail, and it’s a little different from a lot of cocktail recipes that use relatively common ingredients, but it’s not something you’ll end up making every time you go to have a cocktail. Instead, it’s a cocktail recipe you’ll use to change things up a bit with. The Southside is the type of cocktail recipe that you’ll remember when you put Mint into our cocktail finder and think “oh yeah, I haven’t had one of those in awhile, why not?”
So make yourself a Southside Cocktail then file it away for something to come back to. It may not be front and centre of your personal menu, but one that will always be there.
7.5/10
- Review by Ziggy
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Good, but prefer other cocktails.