Ladies, I think it's time for us to put away our aversion to Gin. If for nothing else but for the sake of trying the Batsman cocktail at Dosa Restaurant in San Francisco. This recipe, taken from http://www.sfist.com/ is easy to follow but time consuming and ingredient intensive. Substitute the ginger beer for gingerale, use bottled lemon juice and you're in business. I made a big batch for a BBQ a few weeks ago and it was a hit. Gin will be your new best friend.
The Batsman
1 1/2 oz Martin Miller’s Gin
1 oz Darjeeling Cordial (see recipe below)
3/4 oz lemon juice
Ginger beer to fill
Garnish: mint sprig/lemon zest
Directions:
Combine first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake heavily for approx. 5 seconds. Strain into an ice filled Collins glass, top with ginger beer, and garnish.
Darjeeling Cordial
2 cups white rum (well)
4 bags (tbs.) Darjeeling tea
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup honey
Directions:
Steep the tea in the rum for 3 1/2 hours, stirring once in between. In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil and add the honey. Stir to dissolve, remove from heat and let cool. Add this “runny honey” to the infused rum, stir well and bottle.
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