Ingredients
- Gin ✓ you have it 6 cl
- Lime juice ✓ you have it 2 ½ cl
- Simple syrup ✓ you have it 1 ½ cl
- Mint ✓ you have it 8 leaves
- Ice cubes ✓ you have it
Said to be the favorite drink of Al Capone’s gang: fresh mint, lime and gin, shaken and served ice-cold.
Method
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1
Shake all ingredients hard with ice.
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3
Garnish with a mint leaf.
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Illustrative image · AI-generated for Cocktailline. This is roughly how a Southside is classically served.
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