Saturn
Gin goes full tiki
A rare gin tiki drink, and a great one: passion fruit and orgeat wrap the gin in tropical richness while falernum and lemon keep it lively. Lush but bright, never cloying.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Passion Fruit Purée
- 1/4 oz Orgeat
- 1/4 oz Falernum
- 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
Method
Add gin, lemon juice, passion fruit purée, orgeat, falernum, and simple syrup to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain over crushed ice into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Created by Filipino-American bartender José "Popo" Galsini at the Kona Kai in Huntington Beach, California, in 1967. Originally named X-15 (after the experimental aircraft), Galsini renamed it Saturn following the Apollo 1 tragedy in early 1967. The Saturn won first place at the California Bartender's Guild competition in May 1967, placing fifth in the individual competition at the November 1967 International Bartender's Association World Championship in Majorca, Spain, though Galsini's American team achieved a historic first-place finish in team competition. Per Difford's Guide #4885 and Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's cocktail research (published circa 2005).
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