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Christmas Lemonade

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail

Equipment

  • 1 Blender
  • 1 cocktail shaker
  • 1 fine mesh sieve

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces raspberries
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup simple syrup
  • 1.5 ounces Empress 1908 Gin
  • champagne, to top
  • 3 fresh raspberries for garnish
  • 1 lemon slice for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Make raspberry lemon syrup: Place raspberries, lemon juice and simple syrup in blender. Cover blender container and blend until raspberries are pureed. Strain raspberry syrup through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds from syrup. Discard seeds.
  • Place gin and 1.5 ounces raspberry lemon syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Cover shaker and shake vigorously until the cocktail is very cold.
  • Strain cocktail into a champagne flute. Top with champagne. Give the cocktail a gentle stir with a bar spoon.
  • Garnish with three fresh raspberries on a cocktail pick and a lemon slice.