Leap of Lemonade Cocktail

This Leap Year Cocktail is a classic cocktail with a delightful balance of flavors. It combines the botanical notes of gin with the citrusy brightness of lemon juice and dry curaçao, all heightened by a touch of dry vermouth and a hint of sweetness from sugar. The cocktail is shaken to a perfect chill and strained into a coupe glass, where a lemon peel is expressed over the top to release its fragrant oils and garnish the drink.

Leap of Lemonade Cocktail

A classic cocktail with gin, dry curaçao, fresh lemon juice, dry vermouth, and a hint of sugar, shaken and strained into a coupe glass and garnished with a lemon peel.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz gin
  • 1/2 oz dry curaçao
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz dry vermouth
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • lemon peel, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Combine gin, dry curaçao, fresh lemon juice, dry vermouth, and sugar in a shaker.
  2. Shake the ingredients well.
  3. Strain the mixture into a coupe glass.
  4. Express the oil from a lemon peel over the glass, then drop the peel in.