The Main Squeeze

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Level: Easy

Serves: 8

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Description

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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces, fluid Gruner Veltliner Or Other Zesty Dry White Wine
  • 8 ounces, fluid Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 7 ounces, fluid Gin
  • 5 ounces, fluid Simple Syrup
  • 10 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
  • 10 dashes Reagan’s Orange Bitters
  • Ice
  • 12 ounces, fluid Ginger Beer
  • 16 slices Lemon, For Garnish

Preparation

In a pitcher, combine the wine, lemon juice, gin, simple syrup, and both types of orange bitters. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, until cold. Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice and pour 4 ounces of the mixture into the glass. Top with 1 1/2 ounces of the ginger beer, stir gently, and garnish with 2 of the lemon slices, each pressed against the side of the glass with the handle end of a barspoon or a chopstick. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve at once.

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