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Gin · Intermediate

Perfect Stranger

Yes, goat's milk. Clarify it and you get a punch with more spice and less sugar than you'd expect.

GlassRocks glass
GarnishLemon twist, lime twist
5ozRocks / Old-Fashioned holds 5 oz of liquidShort glass built over ice. Half its volume is ice, so liquid stays low.

Build

Fords gin1 ½ oz45 ml1 oz30 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Lo-Fi dry vermouth¾ oz20 ml½ oz15 ml1 oz30 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
Lustau oloroso sherry¾ oz20 ml½ oz15 ml1 oz30 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml
fresh lemon juice½ oz15 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 oz30 ml
fresh lime juice¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml
Simple Syrup½ oz15 ml⅜ oz10 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 oz30 ml
pickled jalapeno brine¼ oz7.5 ml⅛ oz3.5 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml
celery bitters2 dashes
kosher saltPinch
Goat’s milk, as needed

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Already built on your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 ½ oz45 ml.

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Preparations

Simple Syrup20 minutessee method

Place 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.

Method

  1. Add everything except the goat’s milk to a mixing glass and stir to combine.
  2. Add the goat’s milk, about one-fifth of the total amount in the mixing glass. Stir to combine and then strain the mixture through cheesecloth into a jar.
  3. Rinse off the cheesecloth and strain the mixture again.
  4. Pour over ice into the rocks glass. Garnish with lemon twist and lime twist.

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