Recipe: La Pigalle

Total time: 8 minutes

Servings: 1

Note: From the Foundry on Melrose. Mixologist Eddie Perez suggests Hendrick’s or Boodles gin. Guava nectar is available in well-stocked supermarkets.

2 ounces gin

1 slice ginger (about 1/8 -inch crosswise)

3 ounces guava nectar

Splash of lemon and lime juice

2 to 3 drops bitters

2 1/2 to 3 ounces ginger beer, to taste

1 sprig mint

Pourthe gin into a cocktail shaker and add the ginger. Using a muddler or the back of a spoon, mash the ginger well. Add the guava juice, lemon and lime juices and bitters. Fill the shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish with mint.

Each serving: 220 calories; 0 grams protein; 23 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 mg. cholesterol; 9 mg. sodium.