South Side

The South Side is an IBA New Era Drink: 5 ingredients, shaken and served in a coupe. That makes 139 ml in the glass: a middling measure.

Ingredients

• 60 mlgin
• 30 mlfresh lemon juice
• 15 mlsimple syrup
• 4 mlmint
• 0.4 mlegg white

Method

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, double-strain into chilled cocktail glass.
2. Note:
3. If egg white is used shake vigorously.

Garnish: Garnish with mint springs.

What it tastes like

bitter → sweet

It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.4 out of 10 of bitterness, 106th of 186 for sweetness.

round → sour

Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 43rd of 186, and it comes from fresh lemon juice.

light → strong

18.6% after dilution: the middle band, 56th of 186.

Its closest neighbour is the New York Sour: 98 out of 100 for similarity.

Five that come close

• New York SourBuilt on whisky and with rye whiskey in place of gin.
• Corpse Reviver #2With Cointreau in place of simple syrup.
• Bee’s KneesWith fresh orange juice in place of simple syrup.
• BrambleSweeter and with crème de mûre in place of mint.
• Clover ClubWith raspberry syrup in place of simple syrup and shorter by 43 ml.

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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026