Corsair's 'Fire and Watermelon' Cocktail

This cocktail, created by Corsair Distillery’s front-of-house manager Joe Dougherty, was all the rage at our Spring Farm Dinner at McKinney Farm in Franklin.

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces Corsair Barreled Gin
    • 1 ounce fresh watermelon juice
    • 3⁄4 ounce (3 tablespoons) fresh lime juice
    • 1⁄2 ounce Mint Simple Syrup
    • 1–2 dash Scrappy’s Fire Tincture bitters
    • Mint Syrup
    • 2 cups hot water
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1/4 cup torn mint leaves

    Preparation

    1

    To prepare the Mint Syrup, mix together sugar, hot water and mint leaves. Stir until dissolved and let sit overnight. Strain out mint leaves the next day and enjoy!

    2

    For the cocktail, combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and double strain over fresh ice. Garnish with lime and fresh mint.

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