Green Monk Cocktail

By: One Martini

A beautiful combination of gin, lemon juice, and a homemade ginger honey syrup mixed with Aiya Matcha. It brings the flavors of fall and winter that we love along with the health benefits of Matcha.


Green Monk Cocktail

SERVINGS: 1

TIME: 0 hrs, 15min

CATEGORY: Cocktails

INGREDIENTS

  • • 1 ½ oz gin
  • • ¾ oz ginger honey syrup
  • • ½ oz fresh squeezed Meyer lemon juice
  • • ¼ oz green Chartreuse
  • • 2 ½ oz Aiya Culinary Grade Matcha, whisked and cooled
  • • Soda water to top off
  • • 3 pcs candied ginger on a skewer, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  • Cocktail
  • 1. Add gin, ginger honey syrup, Meyer lemon juice and green chartreuse to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake.
  • 2. Whisk about ½ tsp Matcha in 2 ½ oz hot water and allow to cool.
  • 3. Fill a highball glass with ice and pour in cooled Matcha.
  • 4. Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into the highball glass.
  • 5. Top with soda water.
  • 6. Garnish with candied ginger on a skewer and enjoy!
  • Ginger Honey Syrup
  • 1. Combine ½ cup honey, ⅓ cup water, ¼ vanilla bean sliced open, 1 orange peel and 1 Tbsp grated ginger in a small saucepan.
  • 2. Heat on medium-low, stirring to dissolve the honey.
  • 3. Let simmer 15 minutes, remove from heat, let cool and strain into a glass bottle.
  • 4. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

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