Spring Pea Zing

This delightful cocktail, named Spring Pea Zing, captures the essence of spring with its fresh, vibrant flavors. The combination of London Dry Gin, sweet peas, refreshing mint, peppery arugula, and floral black pepper creates a truly unique and invigorating drinking experience. It's the perfect way to welcome the season with a flavorful, garden-inspired libation.

Spring Pea Zing

Spring Pea Zing is a vibrant and invigorating cocktail that beautifully encapsulates the fresh flavors of spring. The combination of London Dry Gin, sweet peas, mint, arugula, and black pepper creates a unique and delightful drinking experience.

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Ingredients

  • For the Minty Pea Syrup:
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 mint tea bags
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups chopped sugar snap peas
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh arugula
  • For Each Cocktail:
  • 1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin
  • 1 ounce Minty Pea Syrup
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • Freshly cracked black pepper, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Start by preparing the Minty Pea Syrup. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan and add mint tea bags. Remove from heat and steep for 4 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Let it cool.
  2. To make the syrup, blend 1 1/2 cups of the cooled mint syrup, sugar snap peas, and arugula until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. For each cocktail, combine gin, Minty Pea Syrup, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well until chilled.
  4. Strain the cocktail into a glass and garnish with freshly cracked black pepper.