Strawberry Gin
30
- Prep Time10 mins
- Total Time10 mins
- Makes8 servings
(Photo: Ashley Capp)
Here's a delicious idea: Fill a Mason jar with June's best bounty (luscious local strawberries), mix in a couple spoonfuls of sugar and some gin, and then (the hardest part) wait a few days. Add a splash to sparkling wine or tonic, and you'll have the perfect elixir for warm nights on the back deck.
Strawberry Gin
227 g (about 1 1/2 cups) strawberries, washed and trimmed
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 1/2 cups gin
Strawberry Gin Fizz Cocktail
strawberry gin
sparkling wine or soda or tonic water
strawberries, halved, for garnish (optional)
mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Coarsely mash strawberries with a fork, then transfer to a 1 L Mason jar. Add sugar and gin. Seal and give a gentle shake to mix.
Leave jar at room temperature for 3 days, shaking jar twice a day to dissolve sugar.
Strain the mixture and pour into a clean, dry serving bottle. Seal well.
For Strawberry Gin Fizz cocktail
Add a splash to chilled sparkling wine with a halved strawberry. Garnish with mint leaves.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 196, Carbohydrates 4g, Sodium 5mg.