Recipe courtesy of Laura Sanfilippo and Tara Heffernon of Lo & Behold, Healdsburg
All gins are not created equal. Always taste a gin on its own first, so that you discover its unique aromas and flavors. With the wide range of gins available today, you can’t substitute just any gin for what’s specified in certain cocktail recipes. Use this as “permission” to do lots of gin tasting…
This bright, pea-forward spring cocktail includes vermouth, which Laura and Tara use as a “harmonizer” for gin. “It has a layering effect when combined with gin that makes the botanicals pop.”
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces New Alchemy Distilling Arborist Gin
- ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- ½ ounce Snap Pea–Tarragon Syrup (see recipe in this story)
- ¼ ounce Carpano Dry Vermouth
- Pea blossoms and/or sprig of fresh tarragon, to garnish
Preparation
Combine all ingredients except garnish in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds, then double strain (pour through a fine-mesh strainer) into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with pea blossoms and/or tarragon.
