Saturn’s Rings

SATURN’S RINGS (CLARIFIED SATURN)

• 2½ oz. / 75 ml. gin (Empress)

• 1 oz. / 30 ml. white overproof rum (Rum Fire)

• ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. falernum

• 1½ oz. / 45 ml. fresh lemon juice

• 1½ oz. / 45 ml. passionfruit syrup

• ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. orgeat

• 2½ oz. / 75 ml. milk, to clarify

• 2½ oz. / 75 ml. gin, post clarification

METHOD
combine all ingredients except milk / stir and pour over milk / let sit for a 1-2 hours (or overnight) until milk curdles / slowly pour mixture into funnel with coffee filter or paper towel / first drops will be cloudy, so swap out container when drops are clear / pass through cloudy portion until all is clear / add remaining half of gin and optional butterfly pea flower extract / store in sealed bottle / to serve, pour 3½ oz. over clear ice / garnish with maraschino cherry wrapped with lemon peel, resembling Saturn

ABOUT
The Saturn is by far the most popular gin-based tiki drink (and my partner’s favorite). Here, I closely follow Jean-Félix Desfossés’ (@jfdesfosses) recipe, where he adds half the gin post-clarification to maintain those delicate botanical notes that are usually lost during clarification. This time I used Empress gin, but you can easily use another gin and add butterfly pea flower for color. Rum is not usually included in a Saturn, but here it helps increase the ABV and ease the clarification process. I had the same idea @storyaboutcocktails did when he saw the Saturn mold – check his variation out! Cheers y’all!