Drinks Cocktails Gin Cocktails Oceanside Be the first to rate & review! Erick Castro muddles plenty of mint leaves with simple syrup, shakes the drink, then pours it through two strainers to remove any particles. The result is a perfectly silky cocktail. Slideshows: Garden-to-Glass Cocktails By Erick Castro Erick Castro Erick Castro is the proprietor of San Diego cocktail bar Raised by Wolves, No. 19 on North America's 50 Best Bars list in 2022. He hosts the "Bartenders at Large" podcast and cofounded the California spirits industry networking event Bartender's Weekend. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 27, 2015 Save Rate PRINT Share Close Total Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 8 mint leaves 3/4 ounce Simple Syrup 2 ounces London dry gin 1 ounce fresh lime juice Dash of celery bitters Pinch of sea salt Ice Directions In a cocktail shaker, muddle 7 of the mint leaves with the Simple Syrup, then add the gin, lime juice, bitters and salt. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Fine strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with the remaining mint leaf. Rate It Print