The Olympic Trio Cocktails
Gin & Tonic is a Classic and Snags a Bronze
2 oz. Alley 6 Harvest Gin
2 oz. tonic water
2 oz. red soda or sparkling water (this one is Trader Joe’s cranberry-ginger soda)
Squeeze of lime juice
Fresh citrus garnish
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add ingredients in order listed and stir gently to combine. Garnish with a wedge of fresh citrus.
Martini Takes the Gold
2 1/2 oz. Alley 6 Harvest Gin
1/2 oz. Dolin dry vermouth
Lemon twist garnish
Combine gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until very chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass or coupe and garnish with a lemon twist.
Gimlet is a Close Second
2 1/2 oz. Alley 6 Harvest Gin
1/2 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1/2 teaspoon spirulina powder
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake to chill. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass. If you don’t have spirulina powder and want to make it blue, you can also use a product called B’lure or add a small amount (1/4 oz. or so) of blue curaçao to the shaker before shaking.