Recipes 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 Updated on March 27, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Total Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 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