Cocktail No 42 Green Hat

I will confess to putting off making this cocktail for a number of years. My previous experiences with Crème de Menthe have not been good and most drinks with it in seem to taste like toothpaste. So this came as a pleasant surprise.

Yes it is minty, but there is a sweetness and the Soda Water transforms the balance of flavour - perhaps its the bicarbonate of soda in the Soda Water that neutralises some of the excessive mintiness. Its very cold on the tongue and I wonder if some of that is due to the Gin in addition to the obvious ice.

So if you have a bottle of Crème de Menthe languishing at the back of the cabinet, dust it off and give the Green Hat a go.

Recipe

Add one measure of Gin and one measure of Crème de Menthe to a tall glass. Add ice and stir. Top up with Soda Water.