Drink in Summer with this Vancouver-Inspired 'English Bay' Cocktail
Dec 19 2017, 7:53 pm
Soak up the last rays of summer with this ‘sunset in a glass.’ It starts out light and refreshing, full of bright botanicals from the gin, and ends with a slightly bitter blast from the Campari. This cocktail, named after Vancouver’s own English Bay, will leave you satisfied, relaxed and ready to enjoy the long weekend.
Tools
- Boston shaker
- Jigger
- Hawthorne strainer
- Fine mesh strainer
Glassware
- Coupe
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Long Table gin
- 1.0 oz cucumber juice
- 1.0 oz lemon juice
- 0.75 oz honey water (half honey, half water)
- 0.25 oz Campari
- 3 dashes Bittered Sling Lem-Marrakech Bitters
Method
- Chill the coupe glass
- Add all ingredients to the shaker, minus the Campari
- Add ice and shake for 15 seconds
- Double strain ingredients to the coupe glass
- Drizzle Campari to a layer at the bottom of the glass
Garnish
- Cucumber ribbon