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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish
Method
Cocktail
Build the drink
Fill a highball or Collins glass with cubed ice (about 1 cup). Measure and pour 2 oz Sugarhouse Vodka and 0.5 oz ouzo over the ice. Add 0.5 oz fresh lime juice. If you prefer a slightly sweeter balance to offset the anise of the ouzo and the ginger bite, add 0.25 oz simple syrup.
Top with ginger beer
Slowly top the glass with 4 oz chilled ginger beer so the drink layers gently. Stir once or twice with a bar spoon to combine flavors without flattening the ginger beer's effervescence.
Garnish & Serve
Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge on the rim and optionally a sprig of fresh mint tucked beside the ice. Serve immediately with a straw if desired.
Tasting notes: the anise of the ouzo should come through as a fragrant accent against the clean vodka and spicy-sweet ginger beer; adjust lime and simple syrup to taste.