Ingredients

• 4 lemon wedges (1 lemon = 6 wedges)
• 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar
• 5 fresh mint leaves
• 2 1/2 of Tanqueray Gin

Steps

1. Muddle the lemon wedges, sugar, and mint leaves in a mixing glass until the sugar is completely dissolved, all the juice is extracted from the lemons, and the mint is thoroughly integrated into the juice.
2. Add ice and the gin to the mixing glass.
3. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the garnish.

Legend

Muddle

Put the ingredients into an empty glass and grind them with a muddler until all the juices have been extracted from the fruit and any sugar in the recipe is completely dissolved.

Shake and Strain

Fill a shaker two-thirds full of ice and add the ingredients in the order given. Shake for approximately 15s and strain the drink into the appropriate glass.