Lone Tree Cooler

• Orange Peel(optional)
• Powdered Sugar
• Dry Vermouth
• Soda Water
• Lemon Peel(optional)
• Gin

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Lone Tree Cooler close to the original.

• Instead of Powdered Sugar

  • Simple Syrup— dissolves instantly
  • Sugar— stir well to dissolve

• Instead of Dry Vermouth

  • Blanc Vermouth— slightly sweeter
  • Lillet Blanc— lighter, citrusy

• Instead of Soda Water

  • Lemon-Lime Soda— sweeter, citrusy
  • Tonic Water— adds a bittersweet edge

• Instead of Gin

  • Old Tom Gin— slightly softer and sweeter
  • Vodka— cleaner, less botanical

Instructions

1. 1

   Stir powdered sugar and 2 oz. carbonated water in a collins glass.

2. 2

   Fill glass with ice.

3. 3

   Add gin and vermouth, and stir.

4. 4

   Fill with carbonated water and stir again.

5. 5

   Add the twist of lemon peel and the orange spiral so that the end dangles over rim of glass.