Slightly under the weather and a little too tired with all the travel and a little spike in office activities. Sitting at home by myself, was wondering what cocktail to try. Wanted something with lime juice and sugar in it to keep energy up. Decided to try a South Side which is basically those two with gin and mint. Used the Fifty Pounds Gin. While I made it in a cocktail glass, there are other variations of this where you pour it over ice and top it off with club soda. Nice, refreshing drink. Even better suited during the daytime.

For this citrusy cocktail, I used the Fifty Pounds gin, Lillet Blanc (wine aperitif) with some lemon juice and simple syrup. Started with some muddled mint leaves before mixing the ingredients…

This is a rather stiff cocktail with gin, dry vermouth and grand marnier.