Jolly Candy Cane Cocktail
This Holly Jolly Cocktail artfully combines gin, lime juice, honey, and candy cane syrup, mixed until just right and poured over ice in a glass that's rimmed with crushed candy canes. A splash of ginger beer and a garnish of rosemary round out this holiday drink, making it the ultimate representation of festive spirit in a glass
Servings 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon candy cane syrup
- 1 ounce gin
- Ginger beer
- 1 sprig of rosemary for garnish
- Crushed candy canes for garnish
- Simple syrup optional
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a cocktail shaker, add the lime juice, honey, candy cane syrup, and gin.
- Shake: Vigorously shake the ingredients to combine them effectively.
- Prepare the Glass: Pour a small amount of lime juice into one dish and crushed candy canes into another. Dip the rim of the glass first in the lime juice, followed by the crushed candy canes to garnish the rim.
- Add Ice: Fill the glass with ice until it is approximately ¾ full.
- Assemble the Cocktail: Pour the shaken gin mixture into the glass.
- Top with Ginger Beer: Fill the glass with ginger beer until it reaches just below the rim.
- Garnish: Place a sprig of rosemary in the glass as a finishing touch.