MB Cocktail Contest: David McCabe vs. Chris Gerber

David McCabe Ingredients: 1.5 Oz Dry Gin 0.75 Oz St Germain Eldeflower Liqueur 0.50 Oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice Lemon Twist for Garnish This is a very simple cocktail, which gives it great mass appeal. Combine the gin, the St. Germain, and the lemon juice in a shaker. Fill with ice and shake. Now shake some more. And a bit more. When it's too cold to shake, just give it one or two more good shakes. Serve it up in a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Chris Gerber Ingredients: 3 parts Plymouth Gin 1 part High Proof Vodka (such as Red or Blue Label Stolichnaya) 1 part Dry Vermouth Shake in chilled shaker over cracked ice, or stir, and strain into chilled cocktail glass, topping glass off with: Fever Tree Tonic Water (1/3 a bottle, or about 3 oz) and garnishing with a perfect MB's choice Lemon Twist

Winner: David McCabe
Score: 4-1
Game Summary: Gerber's drink is a nice, upscale twist on the gin and tonic, but without somehow icing the tonic it was a touch warm. The lemon-eldeflower balance of McCabe's cocktail is pretty awesome. A pitcher of these would go great with a cricket test match.

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