Rosemary and Lemon Botanical Gin
By: Lee Hollis-Richards
Published: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - 3:11pm

Ingredients




Rosemary and Lemon Botanical Gin
50 ml Gin
15 ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice
15 ml Rosemary Syrup
150 ml Tonic water
Rosemary Syrup
240 g granulated sugar
200 ml water
4 Sprigs of rosemary, leaves removed

Preparation

1 Rosemary and Lemon Botanical Gin 2 Pour the gin, lemon juice and rosemary syrup into a cocktail shaker, add some ice, then shake for a few seconds. 3 Pour into your favourite glass and top up with tonic water. 4 Serve with plenty of ice, slices of lemon and a sprig of rosemary. 5 Rosemary Syrup 6 Heat the sugar and water in a pan until it reaches boiling point and the sugar has dissolved. Continue to boil and stir for 1 minute. 7 Remove from the heat, add the rosemary leaves and allow to infuse for 10 minutes. 8 Strain into a jug and pour into a sterile glass bottle.

About

Rosemary syrup complements the zesty lemon and adds a distinctive woody flavour to the gin.