No. 098 · Mocktail
Cucumber and mint cooler
Muddled cucumber and mint shaken with lime and sugar syrup, strained over ice and topped with soda.
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Fine strainer
A small conical mesh sieve used with a Hawthorne strainer to 'double strain' out ice chips, herbs and pulp.
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Guides that use it
Used in (alcohol-free)
No. 105 · Soft drink
Elderflower cordial
Elderflower heads steeped in lemony sugar syrup for 24 hours, then strained and bottled. Dilute to serve.
No. 100 · Mocktail
Ginger and lime fizz
Fresh ginger muddled with honey and lime, shaken, then topped with soda for a spicy, zesty long drink.
No. 106 · Soft drink
Pink lemonade
Homemade lemonade blended with raspberries and strained for a natural pink colour.
Photo: Baldurmen, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 107 · Soft drink
Quick ginger ale
A fresh ginger syrup mixed with lime and sparkling water. No fermenting needed.
Photo: Hisakazu Watanabe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Used in (alcoholic, 18+)
No. 057 · Cocktail · IBA
Espresso Martini
Vodka, coffee liqueur, sugar syrup and fresh espresso shaken hard for a creamy foam. Contains caffeine.
No. 063 · Cocktail · IBA
Penicillin
Blended Scotch, lemon, honey and fresh ginger, with a smoky Islay whisky float.
Photo: Edsel Little, CC BY-SA 2.0
No. 065 · Cocktail · IBA
South Side
London dry gin, lemon, sugar syrup and mint leaves shaken and double-strained.