Ingredients

  • 2 ozgin
  • 1 ozfresh lime juice
  • ¾ ozsimple syrup
  • 8 leavesfresh mint
  • 🍋mint sprig(garnish)

🔧 Tools

citrus juicerfine strainerjiggermuddlershaker

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in a shaker.
  2. Add gin and fresh lime juice.
  3. Fill with ice and shake vigorously.
  4. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  5. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

📜 History

The Southside's origins are murky—some trace it to Prohibition-era Chicago's South Side (gangster territory where only gin was reliably available), while others credit the Southside Sportsmen's Club on Long Island. Regardless of origin, this refreshing combination of gin, lime, sugar, and mint captured the era's spirit and remains a warm-weather favorite. It's essentially a gin mojito, though the Southside may actually predate its rum cousin.

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