Holiday Gin Sour with Cherry and Rosemary Simple Syrup
Welcome to Part Two of the Journey from Consumer to Creator cocktail series from ‘Straight to the Hips, Baby’!
My Holiday Gin Sour with Cherry and Rosemary makes me imagine pine forests with a light snow falling on a crisp night. Deep red cherry mixes with bright lime juice for a fruity base, while a homemade rosemary simple syrup really helps to refine the green herbaceous notes that I truly enjoy.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 ounces Hendrick’s Gin
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce unsweetened natural cherry juice
- 1 ounce rosemary simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- 1 fresh egg
- Ice
- fresh rosemary
- garnish with fresh rosemary freeze-dried edible flower petals, frozen blackberries or cherries
Instructions
- In the cup of a cocktail shaker, muddle the top needles of a rosemary sprig with the fresh lime juice.
- In the other half of the cocktail shaker, or using a small bowl, crack and separate the egg. You need only the egg white.
- Add the rest of the liquids to a shaker with the separated egg white.
- Next, add a a large handful of ice.
- Close and shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds. Reserve.
- Run a bit of fresh rosemary along the edge of a chilled coupe glass.
- Strain the drink into the coupe.
- Garnish with fresh rosemary, berries, or freeze dried edible flower petals.