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Holiday Gin Sour

Name: Holiday Gin Sour
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 1 SERVING | 1 cocktail
Ingredients: London Dry gin; Fresh grapefruit juice; Rosemary simple syrup*; Fresh rosemary for garnish; Fresh grapefruit wheel for garnish; Granulated sugar for garnish; Whole nutmeg for garnish

with Fresh Nutmeg Garnish

a cocktail recipe

	London Dry gin
	Fresh grapefruit juice
	Rosemary simple syrup*
	Fresh rosemary for garnish
	Fresh grapefruit wheel for garnish
	Granulated sugar for garnish
	Whole nutmeg for garnish

Holiday Gin Sour

with Fresh Nutmeg Garnish

a cocktail recipe

by Risa Weaver-Enion

risajamesphoto.com

Risa Weaver-Enion is a professional photographer based in Sacramento, California. Through her company Risa James Photography, she specializes in food and beverage photography, specifically cocktails. She works with small distilleries, wineries, and purveyors of cocktail accessories to create beautiful imagery for them to use in their marketing efforts. Her book, Cocktails for Everyday Drinking, was published in 2022 and is available at all online booksellers.
When she’s not photographing cocktails, Risa and her husband love to travel, both within the United States and internationally. Many of their trips have been wine-focused, but they’ve visited their fair share of distilleries around the world as well.
Anyone who wants to reach out to Risa to ask questions about photography, cocktails, or anything else, can find her on Instagram @risajamesphotography, on the web at risajamesphoto.com, or over email at risajamesphoto [at] gmail.com. She’s always happy to answer questions and give advice.

Nothing says “the holiday season” like a little fresh nutmeg grated on top of your drink. Add in winter citrus in the form of grapefruit and some rosemary, and you have a festive garnish that works for all the end-of-year holidays.

TIME (ACTIVE) | 10 M
TIME (INACTIVE) | 3 H
TOTAL | 3 H 10 M

1 SERVING | 1 cocktail

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
HEATPROOF LIQUID MEASURING CUP
CHEESECLOTH
FUNNEL
COCKTAIL SHAKER AND STRAINER
JIGGER

2 oz. London Dry gin
1 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
3/4 oz. rosemary simple syrup*
egg white

Combine 2 ounces gin, 1 ounce grapefruit juice, 3/4 ounce rosemary simple syrup, and 1 egg white in a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake hard for about 30 seconds ("dry shake"). Add ice and shake again for about 30 seconds ("wet shake"). Strain into a chilled coupe.

Slice a grapefruit wheel in half. Sprinkle it with granulated sugar and brûlée using a kitchen torch. Gently place brûléed grapefruit on top of drink, add a sprig of fresh rosemary, and grate fresh nutmeg on top of the grapefruit and the foam.

*To make rosemary simple syrup, combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup boiling water in a heatproof vessel (like a Pyrex measuring cup). Stir until the sugar dissolves, add two fresh rosemary sprigs, and let cool to room temperature. Remove the rosemary sprigs (strain through a cheesecloth-lined funnel if there are bits of rosemary in there) and store syrup in a glass bottle in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Always promptly remove the shaker cap after shaking an egg white cocktail (both during the dry shake and the wet shake). The pressure created by the foam can cause the shaker to explode.

This cocktail is equally good with blanco tequila, so feel free to use whichever spirit you like better.

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nutmeg

whole

Whole nutmeg is a hard ovate seed kernel that is used grated or ground as a warm, slightly sweet spice with a pungent fragrance.

1.7 oz - JAR$6

1.7 oz - REFILL$5

6 oz - REFILL$12

1.7 oz - JAR $6

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