Overhead Smash

Name: Overhead Smash
Ingredients: 0.5 strawberry; 2 cucumber wheels; 1.5 oz London dry gin; 0.5 oz Bonal; 0.5 oz sweet vermouth; 0.75 oz lemon juice; 0.25 oz orgeat; 0.25 oz ginger syrup; 1 dash aromatic bitters; 1 dash orange bitters; club soda

A riff on the Pimm’s Cup →

ShakenHighball

Ingredients

Fractions

½
strawberry
2
cucumber wheels
1½ oz
London dry ginTanqueray (Tanqueray)
½ oz
Bonal
½ oz
sweet vermouthCarpano Antica Formula (Carpano Antica Formula)
¾ oz
lemon juice
¼ oz
orgeat
¼ oz
ginger syrup
1 dash
aromatic bittersAngostura (Angostura)
1 dash
orange bitters
club soda

Garnish: cucumber ribbon, mint sprig, 1-2 drops aromatic bitters

Preparation

1.
In a shaker, muddle the strawberry and cucumber wheels.
2.
Add the remaining ingredients (except the club soda) and short shake with ice.
3.
Strain into a highball filled with ice.
4.
Top with club soda.
5.
Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and mint sprig, then dash the bitters on the mint.
6.
Serve with a straw.

Notes

Bartender's notes This is a reverse-engineered Pimm’s Cup. The combination of Bonal (an amaro-like French aperitif), Carpano Antica, and gin creates a quaff similar to Pimm’s, but with a more complex flavor profile.

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Overhead Smash

Ingredients

Preparation

Notes

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