New Era Drinks IBA
South Side
Mojito's gin cousin
A minty gin sour with Prohibition-era roots in New York's South Side. Bright, herbal, and cooling — like a Gimlet and a Mojito had an elegant baby.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 6 leaves Fresh Mint
Method
Muddle mint leaves gently in a shaker. Add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and ice. Shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.
Evolved from the Mint Julep at Snedecor's Tavern on Long Island in the 1890s; earliest documented as South Side Fizz in Hugo Ensslin's *Recipes for Mixed Drinks*, 1916 (with the 1917 second edition widely cited). Per Difford's Guide #2584 and IBA New Era list. Notes: The straight-up version emerged as Prohibition eased; original fizz variant featured soda water.