Gin & Raspberry Cocktail Recipe: Porch Swing Sipper
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Recipe adapted from Erin Hayes, Perennial Virant, Chicago
Porch Swing Sipper
Porch Swing Sipper from Erin Hayes, Perennial Virant, Chicago
Servings
Ingredients
- Chamomile Syrup
- 1 cup boiling water
- ¼ cup loose chamomile tea
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- Cocktail
- 8 large, ripe raspberries, divided
- ½ ounce chamomile syrup
- ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1½ ounces gin
- Ice
- Club soda
Directions
- Make the chamomile syrup: In a small bowl, combine the boiling water and chamomile tea. Steep for 5 minutes, then pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth and set over a small saucepan (discard the tea solids). Add the sugar to the pan and heat over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Set the syrup aside to cool, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate to chill (the syrup can be refrigerated for up to one month).
- Make the cocktail: In a cocktail shaker, add 6 raspberries and ½ ounce chilled chamomile syrup. Muddle thoroughly. Add the lemon juice and the gin and fill the shaker with ice. Cover and shake vigorously, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer and into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with club soda and garnish with the 2 remaining raspberries. ½ cup of extra-ripe blueberries can be substituted for the raspberries.