SIR COLLINS
FL043: CHOCOLATE CITY
March 1, 2021
If you have leftover starfruit from making this week’s starbars, a slice would make an appropriate garnish here. For a Spritzy Collins, omit the gin.
Goal: a 7th dimensional Tom Collins
Yield: 1 drink
2 ounces London Dry gin (like Bombay Sapphire)
1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 ounce Black Pepper-Lime Syrup (below)
ice
Club soda, to top
FOR THE BLACK PEPPER-LIME SYRUP
Bring the following to a brief boil, then let cool to room temp and strain:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
10 lime leaves
1 tablespoon black peppercorns, roughly cracked in a mortar and pestle
Shake the gin, lemon juice and syrup over ice until frothy. Strain into an ice-filled glass and top with club soda.