Summer

Tarragon Gin & Tonic

January 23, 2015
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  • Serves 1
Author Notes

This past summer, I discovered the joy of using tarragon as the main flavor for dishes rather than bundling it with other herbs. My tarragon renaissance led to a tarragon simple syrup, which naturally led to the question, what to do with it? Adding a splash to a gin & tonic was an obvious choice. —Kay Dominguez

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Ingredients
  • Tarragon simple syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 bunch tarragon
  • Tarragon gin & tonic
  • 1 tablespoon tarragon simple syrup
  • 1 lime
  • 8 ounces tonic water
  • 1.5 ounces gin
  • crushed ice
Directions
  1. In a small saucepan, heat water and sugar to a boil. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Add tarragon and let boil for 2-3 minutes. Take saucepan off of the heat and let stand for 30 minutes.
  2. Squeeze juice from one lime. Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker, then serve over crushed ice.

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