East Side（イーストサイド）
Gin, cucumber, mint, lime — the cool garden the South Side never grew.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gin | 45 ml |
| Cucumber slices | 3 slices |
| Fresh mint leaves | 6 |
| Fresh lime juice | 22.5 ml |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
3 : 1.5 : 1
- 01
Muddle cucumber and mint with lime and syrup.
- 02
Add gin and ice, shake hard.
- 03
Fine-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish.
Garnish — Cucumber ribbon · mint sprig
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 55Moderate
- Sourness*
- 90Intense
- Bitterness
- 20Light
- Fruitiness
- 55Moderate
- Herbal*
- 20Light
- Alcohol
- 35Light
- Crisp
- 58Moderate
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
Created at Buddha Bar, NYC — the garden answer to the South Side, which was already the garden answer to the Gimlet.
Cucumber and mint together drop the temperature of the whole drink — it's the most literal "refreshing" a cocktail gets.
Sources — Difford's Guide · PUNCH
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- Buddha Bar, Paris
Christy Pope · 2007 · Bar · unverified
- lime0.75 oz
- syrup0.5 oz
Shake, fine-strain.
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05Variations
06The map
Spirits
