Emerald Cooler is a gin cocktail prized for its jewel-toned green color and refreshing aroma. Mint’s cool freshness, lemon’s tang, and soda’s light fizz come together to quench your thirst on a summer day.
Recipe & Directions
Ingredients
Recipe no.001
- Dry gin – 1 oz （ 30ml ）
- Green mint liqueur – 1/2 oz （ 15ml ）
- Lemon juice – 1/2 oz （ 15ml ）
- Sugar syrup – 1tsp
- Soda water – Full
- 1 tsp = one bar spoon’s worth
- Full = topped up to about 80–90% of the glass
Directions
Add the dry gin, green mint liqueur, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and ice to a shaker.
Shake well, then strain into a glass filled with ice.
Gently top with soda water, pouring carefully to avoid excess foam, then stir lightly.
When stirring in carbonated ingredients, one or two slow rotations — lifting and lowering the ice as you go — is enough to bring everything together without losing the fizz.
- Technique ｜ Shake & Stir
- Glass ｜ Collins Glass / Tumbler
- Style ｜ Cooler
- ABV ｜ Around 7–8%
- Best Enjoyed ｜ Anytime / Before Dinner
Emerald Cooler: Flavor Profile and Recipe Video
Flavor & Character
Photo｜Image courtesy of SAPPORO
The Emerald Cooler is a cocktail that catches your eye instantly with its vivid green color, and just as quickly wins you over with its crisp, refreshing taste. Clean, clear dry gin forms the base, layered with the cool aroma of green mint liqueur and a light, bright acidity from lemon juice, finished off with soda for an easy-drinking lift.
Sipped from a chilled glass on a hot summer afternoon, the mint aroma rises first, followed by lemon’s tang cooling your throat, and finally soda’s fine bubbles bursting pleasantly on the tongue. With sweetness, acidity, and refreshment all in balance, and an alcohol presence that never overwhelms, it’s an approachable pour even for cocktail beginners.
Visually, it almost looks like a cream soda, with a maraschino cherry adding a pop of red for a drink that’s just as fun to look at as it is to drink. Beautiful and easy to enjoy, it’s the perfect gin cocktail for summer.
Key Points, Variations, and Foods That Pair Well
- Bartender’s Tips・・・After adding the soda, keep your stirring minimal — just lift and lower the ice gently to create a light convection in the glass, preserving that crisp fizz all the way through.
- Variations・・・Swap the soda for tonic water, and you’ll bring in a subtle bitterness for a drier, more grown-up take on this cooler.
- Food Pairings・・・With mint’s cool freshness and citrus’s bright acidity at play, this pairs beautifully with light, olive-oil-based starters like prosciutto or a Caprese salad.
Recipe Video
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