Melanie Holmes

The Qualifier (Qualificatif)

Ingredients

2 oz Appalachian Heritage Gin

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz rhubarb simple syrup

0.5 oz strawberry puree

0.5 oz French rosé aperitif

1 egg white (or equivalent)

Garnish: strawberry powder, rhubarb ribbon

how to prepare

Combine all ingredients in your cocktail shaker without ice (making sure you have a nice seal), then vigorously dry shake to incorporate the egg whites and create a froth. Then, add a large cube to the shaker and shake vigorously to chill. Double strain into a rocks glass over a single large cube and garnish with freeze dried strawberry powder and a rhubarb ribbon.

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