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    The Five of Hearts
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    The Five of Hearts

    Gin with five botanicals — juniper, rose, cardamom, citrus & thyme

    For the brilliant inner circle of the Hay and Adams households

    The Story

    John and Clara Hay, Henry and Clover Adams, and Clarence King called themselves the Five of Hearts — Washington's most private and most luminous salon. This gin cocktail gives each of the five a botanical voice: juniper, rose, cardamom, citrus, and thyme, distinct yet bound into one conversation. A drink built like a friendship — five characters, one room.

    Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz gin
    • 0.5 oz rose syrup
    • 1 cardamom pod
    • 0.5 oz lemon juice
    • Thyme sprig
    • Tonic water

    Preparation

    1. 1.Lightly muddle cardamom with rose syrup.
    2. 2.Add gin and lemon; shake with ice.
    3. 3.Strain over fresh ice and top with tonic.
    4. 4.Garnish with a thyme sprig and a rose petal.

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