Winter Flora Tonic

A delightful concoction, the Winter Flora Tonic is a crisp and refreshing herbal gimlet that celebrates the flavors of winter. This cocktail blends the aromatic essence of rosemary, the subtle hint of bay, the tangy sweetness of grapefruit, and a touch of elderflower liqueur, creating a perfect elixir to bid farewell to the year gone by and embrace new beginnings.

Winter Flora Tonic

A crisp and refreshing herbal gimlet celebrating winter flavors, with rosemary, bay, grapefruit, and a tad of elderflower to cleanse away 2021 and celebrate new beginnings.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1/4 slice of grapefruit
  • 1/2 ounce rosemary simple syrup (or simple syrup with a sprig of rosemary)
  • 1/2 - 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1.50 ounces gin
  • 1/4 ounce elderflower liqueur

Instructions

  1. Tear up the bay leaf and place it in the cocktail shaker with the grapefruit slice and rosemary simple syrup (or rosemary and simple syrup).
  2. Muddle the ingredients to release the oils of the bay leaf and mix with the citrus and syrup.
  3. Add the lime juice, gin, elderflower liqueur, and ice into the shaker.
  4. Shake well and strain the mixture into a coupe glass.
  5. Garnish with a bay leaf and/or a sprig of rosemary.