HOW TO GARNISH WITH A LEMON TWIST
Many cocktails, including our Big-Batch Cucumber Collins Cocktails (page 6), call for a lemon twist, which adds not only a pop of color but also essential flavor. Extracting the most flavor from your lemon peel requires a little technique; here’s how to do it. —Nicole Konstantinakos
1. Use vegetable peeler to remove 2- to 3-inch-long strip from lemon, working from pole to pole and avoiding as much white pith as possible.
Twist peel to express oils into cocktail. Rub outer edge of glass with exterior of peel, then place
