Here is a beautiful and delicious gin cocktail that uses 3 fruit juices: grapefruit, blood orange, and lime.
Award-winning recipe from Proof on Main (Louisville, KY) bartender, Jenny Pittman, in the 2008 Louisville Iron Bartender Competition.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 ounces gin
- whole grapefruit
- 1/2 blood orange
- 1/2 lime
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup*
Preparation:
Fill shaker tin with ice, add gin and simple syrup.
Add squeezed juice from grapefruit, blood orange, and lime.
Shake and strain into a martini glass.
For garnish, cut thin slice of blood orange and drop in drink (it will float on the top)
*Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water. Combine water and sugar in medium pot and bring to a boil. Turn heat to a simmer and cook for an additional 5 minutes or so until the sugar is completely dissolved. Transfer to another container and refrigerate until needed.
