Sweet Martini Spanish Recipe

Sweet Martini Spanish Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar
• ¾ cup hendrick’s gin or other top-quality gin
• ¼ cup late-harvest monastrell wine (see tip)
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 4 lemon twists (optional)

Method

1. Prepare a simple syrup by putting the sugar in a small saucepan with ½ cup water
2. Stir over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves, about 10 minutes
3. Remove from the heat and let the syrup cool in the refrigerator
4. Pour the gin, Monastrell, lemon juice, and ¼ cup of the simple syrup into a pitcher and stir
5. Put 1 cup of ice into a metal shaker, pour in one-quarter of the liquid, cover, and shake
6. Strain the liquid into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist, if you like
7. Repeat to make 3 more cocktails

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