Palo Santo Gimlet
An easy-to-drink yet complex cocktail that taps into the otherworldly powers palo santo holds. It literally means “holy wood”.
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.Build
| craft gin | 1 ¾ oz50 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| fino sherry | ½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml |
| Lillet | ½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml |
| Palo Santo Cordial | ½ oz15 ml¼ oz7.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml¾ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml |
Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.
Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.
Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.
Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.
Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ¾ oz50 ml.
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Preparations
Place 2 teaspoons palo santo extract, 5 cups sugar, 5 teaspoons citric acid, and 5 cups water in a saucepan and warm the mixture over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Don’t let the mixture come to a simmer. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the pan from heat and let it cool completely before using or storing.
Method
- Add everything to a mixing glass, fill it two-thirds with ice, and stir until cold.
- Strain over a large ice cube into the chosen glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.
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