Southside Cocktail

MEDIUM | CITRUS | ENTERTAINING

Mint, Banks and lime combine for this super-refreshing Non-Alcoholic Southside recipe.

This simple, refreshing non-alcoholic mocktail recipe shares many similarities with the likes of the Mojito. Lime and mint are combined with a little bit of simple syrup to create a crisp and balanced drink that is not too sweet, and not too sour. The aromatics in the mint help to further bring out the herbaceousness of the batch distilled Banks Herbarium Non-Alcoholic Spirit, making it the perfect choice for sipping on a summer afternoon.

The Southside cocktail is generally believed to have originated in the Southside district of Chicago during the Prohibition era. It’s rumoured that the South Side Gang created this recipe was a way of hiding the rough, home-brewed gin that the gang sold to customer through Chicago’s underground speakeasies.

There’s something nice about creating a non-alcoholic Southside Mocktail recipe given it’s roots in the non-drinking prohibition period of its origin.

Ingredients

• 60ml Banks Botanicals 
• 60ml Lime Juice 
• 15ml Simple Syrup
• Cocktail Shaker
• Martini or Coupe Glass
• Garnish with Mint

Recipe

• Add mint leaves, sugar syrup, lime juice, and Banks Herbarium into a cocktail shaker
• Shake. 
• Add ice to the shaker and shake ingredients again to chill. 
• Strain into a Martini or Coupe glass 
• Garnish with a single mint leaf.
• Serve & Enjoy!

Tip

Add soda water to your SouthSide Mocktail recipe to create a Southside Fizz.  Adding bubbles makes the drink extra refreshing, even more sippable. Serve in a highball glass.