John's Cocktail: Lost in the Woods
Photography by Kate Mathis
Recipe by John Cusimano
- Makes 2 glassesServings
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups chopped fennel bulb and 1/2 cup fronds, plus more fronds for garnish (from about 1 medium bulb)
3 oz. gin
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. Green Chartreuse liqueur
1 oz. simple syrup
seltzer, for topping (2 to 4 oz.)
Preparation
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, muddle the chopped fennel and 1/2 cup fennel fronds until well mashed, about 1 minute. Add the gin, lime juice, Green Chartreuse, and simple syrup. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake well (about 20 good shakes) and strain into 2 rocks glasses filled with ice. Top with seltzer. Garnish with fennel fronds.
