Ingredients

1 thick stalk lemongrass
1 ounce lime juice
1⁄2 ounce simple syrup (recipe below)
1 1⁄2 ounces Tanqueray No. 10 gin
1⁄2 ounce Grand Marnier
1⁄2 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce soda water

Instructions

Remove the outer leaves of the lemongrass, and slice approximately 20 dime-size circles from the bottom of the stalk. Place the circles into the bottom of a large mojito glass. Mix the lime juice and simple syrup together, add to the lemongrass, and muddle with a thick wooden spoon.

Pour in the gin, Grand Marnier, and Cointreau, and stir. Add ice, top off with soda water, and garnish with the remaining lemongrass stalk.

Simple Syrup
Boil 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan a few seconds till dissolved; let cool.

(Published 2004)