KAT’S GIN COCKTAIL
for 2
AHEAD OF TIME:
The Simple Syrup
1 TB hot water
2 TB honey
Stir
Steep leaves from one sprig of rosemary in it, removing it when the syrup is needed for the cocktail shaker
Prepare garnish:
2 lime slices
2 cucumber slices
Prepare the muddle:
1 oz cucumber, skin removed, chopped
2 sprigs rosemary, leaves only
Muddle: apply pestle gently, just crushing the outer layer of the leaves and getting the cucumbers a bit juicy
Prepare the shaker:
4 oz Gin
2 TB lime juice
All of the rosemary-honey simple syrup prepared above
The cucumber-rosemary muddle
The main event
1 small bowl with crushed ice
Fill shaker with a combo of small ice cubes and crushed ice
Add:
Shake until contents very cold
Pour 1 oz of club soda into each glass
Spoon 1 TB of crushed ice into glass
Strain the liquid contents of the cocktail shaker [not the rosemary leaves] into the two glasses.
Garnish the glasses with a slice of lime and a slice of cucumber