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Beets Me Savory Beet & Gin Cocktail
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Photography by Chris Rov Costa for Edible San Diego
Ingredients
Serves 10
FOR THE COCKTAIL
- 1 ½ ounces London Dry Gin
- 1 ½ ounces beet water*
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
- 8 mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
- Cracked pepper
FOR THE BEET WATER
- 6 small to average size red beets
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- To make the beet water, purée raw beets with 2 cups of water in a blender and strain out the pulp.
- Add liquid ingredients and mint to a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake hard with ice to break up the mint. Strain over fresh ice in a double Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with two fresh grinds of finely ground black pepper and a sprig of mint.
