Strawberry Gin Smash
Get ready for your new go-to summer cocktail! This Strawberry Gin Smash recipe is fruity and fresh, perfectly sweet and a whole lot of delicious.
Servings: 2
Calories: 263kcal
Equipment
- Sauce pot
- Whisk
- measuring cups / spoons
- shot jigger
- glassware
- Cocktail shaker
- cocktail strainer
Ingredients
Strawberry Simple Syrup
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup diced strawberries
Cocktail
- 1 lime
- 4 large strawberries
- 4 oz gin
- ½ cup ice
- 12 oz club soda
Instructions
For the syrup:
- In a small sauce pot, whisk together water, cane sugar, and diced strawberries. Bring the mixture to a boil on medium heat.
- Mash the berries around a bit to encourage them to turn into a jam-like substance.
- Reduce to a simmer for 5-10 minutes until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool for 20 minutes.
For the cocktail:
- In a cocktail shaker (or tall glass), add 4 large strawberries and the juice from the lime. Give it a gentle muddle.
- Add the gin and 2 oz of strawberry simple syrup. Stir.
- Fill two glasses with ice. Strain the gin strawberry mixture into each glass.
- Top each glass with club soda and garnish with fresh mint sprigs and a strawberry slice. Enjoy!
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Notes
If you don't mind the strawberry pieces in your drink, you don't have to strain the cocktail.
You will have extra strawberry syrup – simply keep it in the refrigerator. Use it in another cocktail, top on yogurt, add it to ice cream, etc.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g