Southside Royale recipe

Name: Southside Royale
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz London Dry Gin; 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; 6 Fresh Mint Leaves; Top Brut Champagne

A mint-and-lime Southside lifted with a bright, celebratory champagne top.

Method: Shake & Top · Glass: Flute or coupe · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Daiquiri Family

Ingredients

1.5 oz London Dry Gin
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
6 Fresh Mint Leaves
Top Brut Champagne

How to make a Southside Royale

Gently press mint with simple syrup in a shaker.
Add gin, lime and ice, then shake hard.
Double strain into a chilled flute or coupe.
Top with champagne and garnish.

Garnish

Mint sprig.

Pro tip

Double strain before adding champagne so stray mint does not disrupt the clean, sparkling finish.

History of the Southside Royale

Southside Royale variations add a Champagne-service flourish to the Prohibition-era mint sour.

Flavour profile

Mint, Citrus, Bubbly, Botanical

Variations

Southside — Return to gin, mint, lime and sugar.
Southside Fizz — Top the shaken Southside with club soda.
Eastside — Add cucumber for a cool, garden-like twist.

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