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Sergeant Pepper Recipe

Sergeant Pepper  Recipe
  • Category

    Valentine's Day

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

For the Cumin-Pepper Syrup:

1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

5 whole black peppercorns

For the Cocktails:

1 1/2 ounces

1 ounce

1 ounce fresh juice from 1 lime

1 ounce Cumin-Pepper Syrup

4 ounces

Pinch of cayenne pepper

1 large and 2 small ice cubes, or standard ice cubes

Directions

In a small saucepan, toast cumin seeds over medium heat until fragrant and just beginning to darken. Add water, sugar, and black peppercorns, stirring to dissolve sugar. Simmer for 15 minutes, strain, and let cool before using.

Add pineapple juice, orgeat, lime juice, Cumin-Pepper Syrup, gin, and cayenne to a cocktail shaker and add one large and two standard ice cubes . Shake until well chilled and frothy, about 30 seconds. Strain into two cocktail glasses and serve immediately.