This drink’s name comes from a classic baked Purim treat recalling the 3-cornered hat worn by Haman. A hamantaschen is a jelly-filled pastry, and here we use sweet jelly to bring balance to this gin sour. Inspired by Sasha Petraske’s Cosmonaut.
Hamantaschen
Spirit
Gin
Cocktail family
Cobbler
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
- 2 oz London Dry Gin
- 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Berry Preserves
- 7 Fresh Berries
Method
- Combine the gin, Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice, preserves, four of the berries and preserves in your shaker.
- Fill with ice and shake vigorously until frosty.
- Strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with the additional berries.
- Enjoy a hamantaschen chaser on the side
Equipment
- Shaker
- Hawthorne Strainer
Glass
Rocks