The Violet Hour’s Juliet & Romeo Cocktail

Name: The Violet Hour’s Juliet & Romeo Cocktail
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Toby Maloney , The Violet Hour , Chicago

Photo: Cassandra Stadnicki

June 26, 2017

An enduring Windy City classic with cucumber, mint, rose water and gin.

Toby Maloney calls this Juliet & Romeo cocktail, a Violet Hour classic, “a gin cocktail for people who think they don’t like gin cocktails.” It’s been a best-seller at the bar since it first opened in 2007.

Ingredients

2 oz. London Dry gin
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1)
4 drops rose water
3 drops Angostura bitters
3 slices cucumber
1 mint sprig
Tiny pinch of salt

Tools:muddler, shaker, strainer
Glass:coupe
Garnish:mint sprig

Preparation

Muddle the cucumber and pinch of salt. Add the mint, lime, syrup, and 3 drops of rose water. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled coupe, then garnish with a mint leaf. Put 1 more drop of rose water on the mint leaf and place 3 drops of Angostura bitters around the leaf.