It is beginning to feel a lot like christmas! I created this gin and tonic cocktail that combines cranberries, gin and the forest taste of pine to make this fancy and fun cocktail!
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Fresh in the Woods Gin and Tonic
This recipe combines gin and sour to make the perfectly tart cocktail, that’s light but woodsy. A combination of cranberry and pine make you want to go for a hike in the woods or go for a ski!
- 2 oz Gin (Botanical )
- 2 oz Cranberry Juice
- 1 oz Pine infused simple syrup*
- ½ each Lime, juiced
- 1 can tonic water or soda (I really like the cran-raspberry lacroix)
- ice
Garnish
- cranberries
- pine branch, dipped in icing sugar for snow!
- Add gin, cranberry juice, simple syrup and lime to a shaker with ice
- Stir well or shake until cold
- Add ice to a tall glass
- Strain liquid over ice, and top with tonic or soda water
- Garnish with a sprig of pine, some cranberries and a lime wedge
*For simple syrup, dissolve 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup of water over the stovetop on medium heat. Add a few springs of pine and cook for 5 minutes. Allow to cool for an hour and then strain and store in fridge for up to a month.