The approach: Classics and modern drinks that go the distance without making you buy out the booze store.
One day while absently thinking about cocktails, it struck me that almost all of the classic cocktails had only three ingredients.
Martini, Manhattan, Daiquiri, Negroni, Margarita, Tom Collins — I thought, perhaps, in the era of complex cocktails we now live in, it might be worthwhile to remind both drinkers and bartenders of this important fact.
1 serving
Ingredients
Crushed ice, plus ice cubes
1 large or 2 small strawberries, plus a strawberry slice for garnish
21 g fresh lemon juice
4 g honey
56 g gin
1 heaping teaspoon plain Greek yogurt
Freshly ground black pepper, for garnish
Method
Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice.
Use a muddler to mash together the strawberries, lemon juice and honey in a cocktail shaker.
Add the gin and yogurt, then fill the shaker with ice cubes.
Shake vigorously for 15 seconds, then double-strain into the glass.
Sprinkle the black pepper on top and garnish with the strawberry slice.