Spruce Tips and Gin

Thsi cocktail offers a crisp, forest-fresh flavor, with bright evergreen notes from the spruce tips complementing the botanical depth of the gin, creating a refreshing and earthy drink that tastes like a walk through the woods.

Category: Cocktail          Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 2 ounces gin
• 2 ounces lemonade
• 2 ounces spruce syrup
• lemon wedge

Spruce Syrup

• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of spruce tips
• 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice

Directions

1. To make the spruce syrup, combine the sugar and water in a sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar is melted and fully dissolved into the water. Place the spruce tips in a heat safe container and pour the hot sugar syrup over it. Cover and let sit for as long as possible to infuse the flavor. Strain out the spruce tips and add the lemon juice.

2. Combine gin, spruce syrup, and lemonade in a rocks glass. Stir to combine and add ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.