lifetime ban

1 oz Navy Strength Gin (1 1/4 oz Beefeater)
1 oz Blanc Vermouth (Dolin)
1 oz Fino Sherry (Tio Pepe)
1 sprig Mint

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with lemon oil from a twist.Two Sundays ago, I was in a gin mood and uncovered the Lifetime Ban from Dan Greenbaum at The Beagle in New York on Kindred Cocktails. It referenced a Punch Drink article that described how this was a variation on the inverse Martini; moreover, it called for a "royal stir" with a mint sprig akin to the Cooperstown. Here, the Lifetime Ban proffered a pine and mint bouquet to the nose. Next, a semi-sweet white grape sip entered into gin, savory, mint, and herbal flavors on the swallow.