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Choeng Doi Distillery

East Side Smash

Inspired By:

Bar Leone (Hong Kong)

Complexity

Alcohol Level

3/5

Medium

Type

Smash

Preparation

Shaken, double strained

Glass

Coup

Ice

None

INGREDIENTS

Choeng Doi Blanc • 50 ml

Fresh Lime Juice • 25 ml

Cane Sugar Syrup • 15 ml

Absinthe • 2 dashes

Fresh Cucumber • 2 pieces, muddled

Fresh Basil • 4-5 leaves, muddled

STEPS

1. Muddle cucumber and basil in a shaker tin

2. Add Choeng Doi Blanc, lime juice, sugar syrup, and absinthe

3. Hard shake with ice

4. Double strain into a chilled coup

NOTES:

Adapted from Bar Leone (Hong Kong)'s East Side Smash, which originally split its base between white rum and Tanqueray Ten (25ml each).


This version drops the gin and runs on Choeng Doi Blanc alone at the full 50ml - its grassy, vegetal cane-spirit character carries the cucumber and basil without needing juniper for support.

HISTORY

A house favourite at Bar Leone (Hong Kong), sitting somewhere between a Gin Basil Smash and a Maid in Cuba.

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