rosemary gin fizz

Back when my rosemary was thriving I infused some gin. I added a decent amount (as shown) and let it sit for three days, then filtered the gin through cheesecloth. The gin turned the color of a rich olive oil and smelled heavenly. A month later, this made great gin fizzes with lemon, club soda and a bit of sugar; Broker's gin worked very well; any well-rouned gin would do.

strawberry gin

Having heard about the delights of sloe gin I thought I'd give it a try with strawberries as I have no idea where one might find sloe berries.

I filled a quart container with hulled strawberries and added a third of a cup of sugar. I filled it with gin and swirled the berries a little to dissolve some of the sugar.

Agitating the jar every few days I let it go as the berries lost their color fading to a pink-white and then to a dull gray. Meanwhile, the sugar dissolved and the gin turned a bright red. It's been three weeks, and it is delicious. Not to sweet, full of berry flavor and maintaining the gin flavor (New Amsterdam gin, which makes a terrible martini or gin-and-tonic but is suited for this as vanilla is its predominant flavor).

Should be perfect for a strawberry gin fizz, or pink lemonade, right?

Also made anise hyssop gin. Wonderful. Green like chartreuse and delicious.