Through The Wardrobe

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Cocktail History

The Through The Wardrobe is a modern cocktail that was created by Jassy Davis and was first published in the book Winter Warmers: 60 Cosy Cocktails for Autumn & Winter. Drawing inspiration from The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe, a beloved winter-themed story, this recipe reimagines the classic Gimlet by combing the original’s gin and lime juice with the fresh, crisp flavor of winter pine, the herbal complexity of Suze, and a frothy egg white for texture, resulting in a drink that’s both refreshing and whimsically seasonal.

Cocktail Ingredients

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Gin: This is a spirit made by redistilling a neutral spirit with juniper berries and other botanicals to develop a distinctive, aromatic flavor.

Pine Syrup: This is a sweetener made with pine tea, white sugar, and water, which are heated and infused into a syrup with an earthy, herbal flavor.

Lime Juice: This is the liquid extracted from the flesh of ripe limes that has a zesty, sour flavor and light green color.

Egg White: This is the clear portion of an egg that’s separated from the yolk and used to add frothy texture to cocktails.

Suze: This is a liqueur made in France with gentian root, herbs, botanicals, distilled alcohol, water, and sugar, which are blended and infused to develop a bitter, herbal flavor.

Lime Twist: This is the peel of a lime that has been twisted into a corkscrew shape.

Brands I Used

• 🔗 PARK Distillery Alpine Dry Gin
• 🔗 Torani Forest Pine Puremade Syrup
• 🔗 Suze L’Originale

Bartending Tools

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:

Bar Mat: This is a rubber or silicone mat that’s placed on the bar surface and used for catching spills, providing grip for glasses and tools, and keeping the workspace clean and organized.

Jigger: This is a small double-sided tool with different volume measurements on each side that’s used for accurately portioning ingredients.

Boston Shaker: This is a two-piece cocktail shaker made with a large metal tin and a second tin or mixing glass that’s used for shaking and chilling cocktail ingredients.

Hawthorne Strainer: This is a flat metal strainer with a handle and a coiled spring around the edge that’s used for straining shaken cocktails from a shaker while holding back ice and solids.

Cutting Board: This is a flat, durable kitchen surface made from materials like wood or plastic that’s used for slicing ingredients and preparing garnishes.

Paring Knife: This is a small kitchen knife with a narrow, sharp blade that’s used for peeling fruit and trimming garnishes.

Electric Citrus Juicer: This is a kitchen appliance with a motorized reamer that’s used for quickly extracting juice from citrus fruits.

Fine Mesh Strainer: This is a mesh metal strainer with a tightly woven bowl and handle that’s used for straining out small ice shards and other solids while pouring cocktails from a shaker or mixing glass.

Measuring Cup: This is a kitchen tool with a handled cup and marked volume measurements that’s used for accurately measuring and pouring liquid ingredients.

Peeler: This is a handheld kitchen tool with a sharp blade that’s used for removing thin strips of peel from fruits and vegetables.

Coupe Glass: This is a stemmed glass with a shallow, wide bowl that’s used for serving shaken cocktails and sparkling drinks without ice.

Tools I Used

• 🔗 A Bar Above 18×12 Premium Bar Mat
• 🔗 A Bar Above Stainless Steel Japanese Jigger
• 🔗 A Bar Above Stainless Steel Boston Shaker
• 🔗 A Bar Above Stainless Steel Hawthorne Strainer
• 🔗 OXO Good Grips 2-Piece Cutting Board Set
• 🔗 OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife
• 🔗 BLACK+DECKER 32 oz Electric Citrus Juicer
• 🔗 Barfly Silver Stainless Steel Fine Mesh Cocktail Strainer
• 🔗 OXO Good Grips 2 Cup Angled Measuring Cup
• 🔗 OXO Good Grips 2 Piece Peeler Set
• 🔗 Libbey Rock Sharpe Coupe Glass

Tasting Notes

This cocktail has the following flavor profile:

• Appearance: Faint green-ish yellow color with a frothy white top

• Aroma: Sweetened citrus

• Taste: Botanical gin flavor balanced with sugar, tart lime, and woodsy pine

• Finish: Bitter herbal note

Kendall’s Take: “This recipe tasted fairly straightforward and was incredibly palatable even though it calls for Suze, one of the most bitter liqueurs out there. The rinse does leave faint notes of the gentian root, but that’s about all. Otherwise, I really just got a strong lemon-lime flavor from the Through The Wardrobe. It was good but didn’t blow me away because it was so simple.”

Recipe

This cocktail recipe was found in the book Winter Warmers: 60 Cosy Cocktails for Autumn & Winter by Jassy Davis.