THE GROOVY GIBSON
DIFFICULTY
Easy
WHAT'S IN IT
50 ml California Dreamgin' Gin
15 ml Italicus
15 ml Chardonnay
10ml Dry Vermouth
HOW IT'S MADE
- Stir and strain into a Nick & Nora glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a cocktail onion on a pick, with a long, thin lemon peel
WHAT IT'S LIKE
The culinary element of the mushroom pairs phenomenally well with the wine, and the dry vermouth brings it to familiar territory as a gin martini variation, with the Italicus bringing some levity and complexity on the citrus-side of the flavour profile.
JAMES' TASTING NOTES
Walter D. K. Gibson was a prominent San Francisco businessman who claimed to have created the drink at the Bohemian Club in the 1960's. In its basic form it's just a Martini garnished with an onion instead of an olive. Here it's much groovier.
CREDIT
Joe Nicholas, In the Drink
PASST PERFEKT ZU...
California Dreamgin'
Unser Gin hat sich bei Kaliforniern als besonders beliebt erwiesen, also haben wir ihnen zu Ehren einen erfunden. Destilliert mit Pilzen, Oregano und Patschuli: die botanische Signatur der amerikanischen Hippie-Bewegung, die dort ihren Ursprung hatte. Ein Gin für Leute, denen die meisten Gins zu spießig sind, Mann.
40 % vol.