Gin & Texas
Description
Courtesy of Eastside Café owner Dorsey BargerPhotography by Jenna Noel
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Southwestern
Main Ingredient
Citrus
Lime
Course/Dish
Cocktail
Makes
one drink
1 ½ oz. gin
½ lime
Splash of Paula’s Texas Lemon
Bottle Q Tonic (the only American tonic made with handpicked quinine and organic agave nectar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Available at Whole Foods)
Orange Saltburst (sea salt flavored with orange zest and dried rosemary. Available at the Sunset Valley Farmers Market, or make something similar yourself)
½ lime
Splash of Paula’s Texas Lemon
Bottle Q Tonic (the only American tonic made with handpicked quinine and organic agave nectar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Available at Whole Foods)
Orange Saltburst (sea salt flavored with orange zest and dried rosemary. Available at the Sunset Valley Farmers Market, or make something similar yourself)
Methods/steps
Rub the lime around the rim of a collins glass to moisten, then dip rim into the Orange Saltburst. Fill glass with ice. Add gin. Squeeze the lime over the ice and toss it into the glass. Top with Q Tonic and a floater of Paula’s Texas Lemon (a “floater” is a splash of liquid, usually a liqueur, added to the top of a drink, as opposed to during the mixing). Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
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