One of my good friends gifted me a bottle of The Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin, he picked it because it was gin and it had a unicorn on the bottle. Honestly not a bad way to pick gin- and to my delight, it's delicious. Herbal but not medicinal with a bit of sweetness and very smooth. We were also gifted some gorgeous coupes and figured a gin sour would be the best option to showcase them both! Feel free to use whatever gin you have on hand, fresh lemon juice is key to this drink!

Nurse Huckleberry's Birthday Gin Sour

2 oz Sassenach Gin

1 oz fresh lemon juice

3/4 oz simple syrup

1 egg white

Peychaud's bitters and lemon twist garnish 

1. Combine gin, lemon, simple syrup and egg white in a cocktail shaker (a mason jar will also do the trick) and shake vigorously until quite frothy.
2. Add plenty of ice to the shaker and shake again unitl the shaker is ice cold. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. For an extra polished look double strain using a fine mesh strainer to remove large bubbles in the foam.
3. Garnish with a few drops of Peychaud's bitters (cute heart design optional) and a lemon twist!

Simple syrup is really easy to make, just mix equal parts hot water and granulated sugar (by weight or volume it really doesn't matter), stir until sugar fully dissolves and cool. It will last for 3ish weeks in the fridge! 

Cheers!

Nurse Huckleberry