The Celebration Slap

Celebrate your favorite graduate (and World Gin Day!) with a well-chilled cocktail featuring a delightful mix of gin, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, simple syrup, and a splash of club soda. This cocktail is a perfect way to raise a toast to accomplishments and new beginnings. Don't forget to add a touch of flair with a slapped herb garnish on top!

The Celebration Slap

A refreshing and celebratory cocktail featuring gin, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, and a splash of club soda, perfect for toasting the achievements of a graduate.

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Prep Time 3 mins
Total Time 3 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 oz gin
  • 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup (monkfruit sweetener based)
  • 2 dashes orange bitters (Angostura)
  • A splash of club soda
  • 1 fresh pineapple sage or mint leaf

Instructions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Pour in gin, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, simple syrup, and bitters.
  3. Shake the ingredients well.
  4. Strain the mixture into a coupe glass.
  5. Top with a splash of club soda.
  6. Place the sage or mint leaf on the palm of one hand and slap the other hand down quickly but firmly on top of it.
  7. Float the slapped leaf on top of the cocktail for garnish.