The Modern Martini

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 750-milliliter bottle London dry gin
  • 3 cups fresh cilantro leaves with tender stems
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 8 lime twists or rounds

Instructions

  1. Combine sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water in a large jar, cover, and shake until sugar is dissolved. Add gin, cilantro, and lime juice (save gin bottle for finished product). Cover and chill 2 days. Strain into a medium bowl; discard cilantro. Pour cilantro-lime gin back into reserved bottle.
  2. For each cocktail, pour 3 ounces cilantro-lime gin into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover; shake until cocktail shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with lime.
  3. DO AHEAD: Cilantro-Lime Gin can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

166 kcal 8% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 6.1g 12% DV
Total Fat 1.4g 2% DV
Carbs 22.3g 8% DV
Fiber 3.9g 14% DV
Sugar 2.5g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 63.3mg 3% DV
Potassium 1216.3mg 26% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 73.8mcg 8% DV
Vitamin C 154mg 100% DV
Calcium 323.5mg 25% DV
Iron 10.9mg 61% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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