I first tried this drink when we turned the clocks back in the Fall of 2020 to lament the ever-decreasing hours of sunlight as chillier temps took hold. The Sunflower was created by the legendary Sam Ross as a riff on the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 on the opposite page. It highlights the woody notes of Ransom Old Tom gin, a label that recreates the gin of the mid-to-late 1800s, which spent a lot of time in oak barrels traversing the Atlantic as well as the trip to the burgeoning West Coast of the Gold Rush and beyond. The woody gin and its botanicals play in unique ways with the anise-flavored rinse. The drink may be a tad sweet given the two liqueurs, you might adjust the St- Germain and Cointreau down and the gin up by 1/4 oz. each.
Sunflower
Sam RossMilk & Honey – NYC2000s
Spirit
Gin
Cocktail family
Sour
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin
- 3/4 oz Cointreau
- 3/4 oz St-Germain
- 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1 Rinse Absinthe or Herbsaint
Method
- Prep glass with rinse.
- Combine all ingredients in your shaking tin.
- Fill with ice and shake for 15 seconds Double- strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with an expressed lemon twist.
Equipment
- Shaker
- Hawthorne Strainer
- Atomizer
- Peeler or Knife
Glass
Coupe