Cocktails

Ingredients: 5-6 strawberries (frozen or fresh)⁣ 5-6 basil leaves⁣ 30mL Ginger Ale Syrup⁣ 30mL vodka (optional)⁣ Soda or sparkling water⁣ Lime for garnish⁣ Method: Put strawberries and basil in the bottom of a glass – but save a bit back for garnish. Add syrup and vodka (or just syrup – this works well without the vodka too!), then muddle it all together with a rolling pin. Add ice, then top up with soda water and stir. Garnish with strawberries, basil and lime.

Ingredients: 80ml Aperol 60ml Raspberry and Lemon Syrup 50ml lime juice 4 ice cubes 1 egg white Soda water to top up Method: In a cocktail shaker, build Aperol, Raspberry and Lemon Syrup, Lime juice, ice cubes and egg white. Shake well. Strain into 2 coupe or martini glasses, and top with soda water. Garnish with a sprig of thyme and/or burnt orange twists.

Ingredients: 30mL Orange & Dandelion Syrup⁣30mL Light Rum⁣20mL Lemon juice⁣100mL Soda Water⁣Rosemary, Lemon, Flowers⁣⁣  Method:Build in a tall glass over ice, top with soda water, add rosemary and use it to stir the drink. Garnish with lemon and edible flowers (if you have any in the garden). Cheers!

Ingredients: 30mL Raspberry & Lemon⁣⁣ Syrup 30mL gin⁣⁣ 10mL lemon juice⁣⁣ Soda or sparkling water⁣⁣ Frozen raspberries⁣⁣ Lemon, Rosemary⁣⁣ Method:Put syrup, gin and lemon juice in a glass. Add ice and raspberries. Top up with soda water and stir.⁣ Garnish with raspberries, lemon slices, and rosemary (or whatever herbs you have handy in the garden). Cheers!