I used Empress 1908 Gin for this recipe which is a hand-crafted spirit from Victoria Distillers in British Columbia, Canada. Empress 1908 Gin is micro-distilled in small batch copper-pot stills using eight botanicals: juniper, rose, coriander seed, grapefruit peel, ginger root, cinnamon bark, butterfly pea blossoms and the Fairmont Empress Blend Tea.
Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of water
½ cup of honey
1 cup of fresh mint
1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
½ cup of @Empress1908Gin
2 cups of crushed ice
3-4 lime wedges to garnish
5-7 fresh mint leaves to garnish
Directions:
1-Combine water, honey, fresh lime juice and mint leaves in a small saucepan.
2-Bring to a boil, stirring until honey dissolves.
3-Simmer for 5 minute and let the syrup cool down about 15 minutes.
4- Fill each glass with 1 cup of ice.
5- Pour the ¼ cups of gin over the ice, and fill the glass with mint, lime, and honey syrup.
6- Garnish with the lime wedges and mint leaves.
Cheers!