My friend and I tried this incredible smoked rosemary gin which she got from her trip to the Okanagan and I knew it would be perfect as a summer gimlet. Who doesn't love an early spring cocktail anyway?
Ingredients
Rosemary Lime Syrup
2 fresh, long sprigs of rosemary
1 cup water
¾ cup sugar
Juice of 1 lime
Smoked Gimlet
1.5 oz smoked rosemary gin
2 oz rosemary lime syrup
Ice
Fresh rosemary sprigs, to garnish
Instructions
Rosemary Lime Syrup
Place the rosemary, water and sugar in a pot and bring to a gentle boil until the sugar has dissolved
Turn off the heat and let the mixture stand for at least an hour so the rosemary infuses the syrup
Stir in the lime juice
Smoked Gimlet
Place the ice in a cocktail shaker
Add the smoked rosemary gin and the rosemary lime syrup
Shake and then strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary
Recipe by Food Bloggers of Canada at https://easy-fatloss.today/the-spice-box-getting-to-know-rosemary/%3C/div%3E