Drinks Recipe ❘ Rosemary-Ginger Cocktail

Rosemary and ginger give both a piney taste and a little bite to these gin cocktails.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• ⅓ cup packed fresh rosemary leaves
• ⅓ cup coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup gin
• 1 cup rosemary-ginger simple syrup
• 1 cup sparkling water
• ½ cup fresh lime juice
• 10 ice cubes

Cooking Directions

1. Bring all syrup ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil, stirring until sugar has dissolve, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 1 hour at room temperature.
2. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pushing down on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Combine gin, 1 cup of the rosemary-ginger simple syrup, sparkling water, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice cubes and shake until well-chilled. Strain 3/4 cup each into 8 glasses and serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories178.3
• carbohydrateContent27.2 g
• fatContent0.1 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent0.2 g
• sodiumContent5.7 mg
• sugarContent25.3 g