Juniper and Tonic
Bright juniper-lime highball built on a house juniper syrup, finished with tonic water and lime slices.
Servings 4 cocktails
Ingredients
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice
- 8 ounces tonic water
- thinly sliced lime rounds, for garnish
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water, and juniper berries. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Let stand uncovered for 4 hours. Strain to make juniper syrup.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine lime juice and juniper syrup. Pour into ice-filled highball glasses. Top with tonic water. Serve, garnishing with lime slices.
Notes
Yields 4 cocktails.
