Fronds Gin Cocktail

When your thoughts turn to drinks which match well with grilled foods and/or something cool and refreshing consider a Fronds Gin Cocktail. This cocktail is best enjoyed on the rocks, garnished with fresh fruit and a lemon slice in a tall, frosty glass or in a non-breakable insulated tumbler!!

Fronds Gin Cocktail

Ingredients:
2 oz Missouri Botanist Gin
1 T Combier Liqueur de Pêche de Vigne*
1/2 oz or 1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz or 1 T fresh pineapple puree
Soda water
Fresh lemon slices
Small piece of fern frond

To Serve: 
Slice lemon into halves, reserving 1 slice per glass for garnish.
Squeeze the remaining halves to yield 1/2 oz or 1 T fresh juice.
Fill tall cocktail glass with ice.
Fill cocktail shaker with ice, combine gin, liqueur, lemon juice and pineapple puree in shaker and shake well.
Pour into ice-filled cocktail glass (or insulated tumbler).
Top with soda water.
Garnish with a lemon slice and a small fern frond.

Serves 1
*I love this liqueur but feel free to personalize this drink to your taste: swap the Pêche Liqueur for Gran Marnier, or another citrus flavored spirit; replace (or add to) the lemons with other citrus flavors; use a fresh peach or a pineapple slice for garnish.
Experiment; have fun and explore new possibilities!

Cheers,
Sue McNamara CS, CSW
Certified Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers
Certified Specialist of Wine, Society of Wine Educators

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