Rosemary Gin Fizz

We celebrated Laura’s birthday yesterday and we started with a festive cocktail that she suggested. She had seen the recipe for a Rosemary Gin Fizz on a blog called Cookie + Kate and I had to admit it looked pretty good.

We’re lucky to have a giant rosemary bush in our yard, so we have rosemary available in abundance year-round. It’s blooming right now, so a blooming sprig made a pretty garnish.

The Cookie + Kate recipe called for using the juice of one small lemon. I had large lemons, so I used the juice of half of a lemon and that proved to be just right.

This Rosemary Gin Fizz is simple to make and a very refreshing cocktail for spring and summer entertaining!

(Photo courtesy of Laura)

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Rosemary Gin Fizz

(Adapted, barely, from the recipe on the Cookie + Kate blog)

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(print the recipe)

Serves 1

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1 two-inch sprig of fresh rosemary

Juice of ½ large lemon

½ teaspoon honey

1½ ounces gin

3 ounces club soda

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Optional garnishes:

1 additional sprig of rosemary

Thin slice lemon (from the other half) for garnish

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1. Put one sprig of rosemary, the lemon juice, and honey in a double old-fashioned glass and muddle it. (Muddle = smash it around a bit. I used a wooden spoon.)

2. Pour in the gin and club soda, and add ice cubes.

3. If desired, garnish with another sprig of rosemary and a thin lemon slice.

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Cheers!

(Photo by Laura 🙂 )