Slippery When Wet

servings
Makes 1 drink
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Close-up of Slippery When Wet cocktail topped with a frothy cream and a strawberry slice.

Slippery When Wet

Reprinted with permission from The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit by Maggie Hoffman, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

I adore this fragrant and refreshing strawberry-gin drink, created by Shannon Tebay Sidle of New York’s Slowly Shirley and Death & Co. The secret ingredient is a dollop of unsweetened Greek yogurt, which gives the cocktail a tangy flavor and subtly creamy texture. The final result isn’t sweet or smoothie-like; this is definitely still a cocktail. A sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper highlights the gin’s herbal character, but I also like this drink with grassy blanco tequila or a full-bodied aged rum. If your fridge doesn’t dispense crushed ice, fill a freezer bag with cubes, wrap them in a dish towel, and go wild with a meat tenderizer or rolling pin.

Ingredients

Slippery When Wet mix

  • 1 large or 2 small ripe strawberries, halved
  • ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
  • ½ ounce undiluted honey
  • 2 ounces gin
  • 1 heaping teaspoon plain Greek yogurt
  • freshly ground black pepper and a vertical slice of strawberry

Garnish

  • freshly ground black pepper and a vertical slice of strawberry

Preparation

  1. Combine strawberries, lemon juice, and honey in a cocktail shaker and muddle until well broken up. Add gin and Greek yogurt and fill shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice, then double-strain cocktail into it. Grind black pepper on top and garnish with the strawberry slice.

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