Max Hayward of Lab 22, Cardiff, created this fabulous The North Coast Southside for our Cocktail Competition to mark International Scottish Gin Day 2021. It made it through to the final five where is was then chosen by the judging panel to be The Judges’ Choice Winner! Congratulations Max!
He has kindly shared his recipe here
Ingredients
- 500g Lime husks
- Caster Sugar
- Powdered citric acid
- 50g Mint
- 50ml Rock Rose Gin
- Garnish: Wild mint leaf
Recipe
- Cover the lime husks with 1l of water and leave to soak for 6 hours before straining
- Add caster sugar at 1:1 ratio by weight and powdered citric acid at 3% of total weight
- Stir until dissolved
- Infuse the mint in 1l of water overnight (12 hours)
- Strain out the mint and pour the water into an empty 2l plastic bottle
- Squeeze all the air out of the bottle until the liquid is nearly coming out of the top
- Screw on a carbonator cap
- Attach to a CO2 canister and carbonate at 40 PSI
- Shake well, release air and repeat three times
- Add Rock Rose Gin and 25ml lime husk cordial to a shaker and shake
- Fine strain into a Collins glass and top with soda
- Garnish with a wild mint leaf
Lime Husk Cordial
Wild Mint Soda
To assemble the cocktail
Or leave it to the professionals and pop into Lab 22 in Cardiff to try more cocktails created by Max!
