gin cocktail roundup

Green Garden

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounces gin
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces celery simple syrup
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Peychaud's Bitters
Salt

Combine gin, vodka, simple syrup and citrus juices in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and then pour into a coupe glass. Add two dashes of Peychaud's Bitters and a pinch of salt to each glass.

To make simple syrup:

Combine 3 sections of celery stalks with leaves, with 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain the liquid into a jar.

Rhubarb Gimlet

Makes 2 cocktails

2.5 ounces gin
2 ounces rhubarb simple syrup
1/2 ounce lime juice

Combine everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and then pour over ice.

To make simple syrup:

Combine 3 stalks of rhubarb, diced, with 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until the rhubarb is soft. Strain the liquid into a jar. Save the softened rhubarb for jam.

Butterfly Pea Flower Cocktail

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounces gin
2 ounces butterfly pea flower simple syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
splash of club soda

Add gin and butterfly pea flower simple syrup to a glass with ice. Then add lemon juice to change the color and stir. Top with a splash of club soda and fresh flowers.

Purple Lotus (Improvised Water Lily)

3⁄4 oz. Dry Orange Curacao
 3⁄4 oz. Lavender/Butterfly Pea Flower Simple Syrup
 3⁄4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
 3⁄4 oz. Gin

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a coupe. Garnish with orange zest.

Nick's Flower Fields

Makes 1 cocktail

1/2 ounce lavender butterfly pea flower simple syrup
1/2 ounce elderflower simple syrup
1.5 ounces vodka or gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice

Add vodka and simple syrups to a shaker and shake until tin is frosted. Pour into a glass with ice. Then add lemon juice to change the color and stir. Top with a splash of club soda and fresh flowers.

The Sweet and Sage

Makes 2 cocktails

1 oz. Dry Orange Curacao
2 oz. Sage Simple Syrup
2 oz. Gin

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a coupe. Garnish with orange zest.