RECIPE N° 01
The Salt Martini
Stirred · lemon · 30s2.5 oz Sea Salt Gin · 10 ml dry vermouth · lemon peel
Stir over ice 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express lemon peel and drop. Vermouth optional — the salt holds the drink.
RECIPE N° 02
The Cape G&T
Built · grapefruit · ice2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 4 oz Mediterranean tonic · pink grapefruit wedge
Build over a single block of ice in a balloon. Express grapefruit wedge over the surface. Drink immediately while the salt is still bright.
RECIPE N° 03
Mendell Negroni
Stirred · orange peel · long ice1 oz Sea Salt Gin · 1 oz Campari · 1 oz sweet vermouth · orange peel
Stir 25 seconds over ice. Strain into a rocks glass over a long-format clear cube. Express orange peel over the drink and across the rim.
RECIPE N° 04
Salt & Smoke
Built · mezcal float · oak smoke1.5 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.5 oz Vida mezcal · 0.5 oz lime · 0.25 oz demerara · oak chip
Shake all but mezcal hard. Float mezcal on top. Smoke a small oak chip and tent the glass for 20 seconds. Lift, drink slowly.
RECIPE N° 05
Pier French 75
Shaken · champagne top · lemon1.5 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.75 oz lemon · 0.5 oz simple · top with brut champagne · lemon coin
Shake gin, lemon, simple over ice. Strain into flute. Top slowly with chilled brut. Garnish with a single lemon coin.
RECIPE N° 06
Sea Glass Last Word
Shaken · Chartreuse · maraschino · lime0.75 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.75 oz green Chartreuse · 0.75 oz maraschino · 0.75 oz lime
Equal parts. Shake hard 12 seconds. Double-strain into chilled coupe. The salt amplifies the herbal Chartreuse — distinct from the original.
RECIPE N° 07
The White Lady
Shaken · Cointreau · lemon2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.75 oz Cointreau · 0.75 oz lemon · egg white optional
Dry-shake if using egg white. Add ice, shake 12 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish.
RECIPE N° 08
The Sea Breeze
Built · grapefruit · cranberry · long1.5 oz Sea Salt Gin · 3 oz grapefruit juice · 1 oz cranberry · lime
Build over crushed ice in a tall glass. Stir gently. Float cranberry on top. Lime wedge on the rim. The drink we make in July.
RECIPE N° 09
Salted Aviation
Shaken · violet · maraschino · lemon2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.5 oz maraschino · 0.25 oz crème de violette · 0.75 oz lemon · cherry
Shake hard 14 seconds. Strain into chilled coupe. Drop a single brandied cherry. Drink while the violette is still suspended.
RECIPE N° 10
The Ramos
Long-shake · cream · orange flower2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 1 oz heavy cream · 0.75 oz lemon · 0.75 oz simple · 1 egg white · 3 drops orange flower water
Dry-shake everything 30s. Add ice, shake another 60s. Strain. Top with chilled soda. Serve immediately, before the foam settles.
RECIPE N° 11
Cape Vesper
Stirred · vodka · Lillet · lemon2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 0.75 oz vodka · 0.5 oz Lillet Blanc · lemon peel
Stir 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express a long lemon peel and discard. The salt makes Lillet readable on the finish.
RECIPE N° 12
The Highball
Built · soda · lemon · ice2 oz Sea Salt Gin · 4 oz chilled soda · lemon wheel
Build over a single Kold-Draft cube in a tall glass. Stir once. Drop the lemon wheel. The simplest serve — the one our distiller drinks at the end of the day.