Looking for a beverage that celebrates the summer garden? (Alcoholic or non-alcoholic.) Have I got a drink for you!
When you muddle nasturtium flowers, then shake with liquid and ice, their flavor and color goes into your drink.
Ingredients – Alcoholic
12 Nasturtium flowers plus a couple extra for garnish
2 oz Gin (I used The Botonist because, well, it’s the obvious choice)
1 oz Thatcher’s Elderflower Liqueur
Ice
Ingredients – Non-Alcoholic
12 Nasturtium flowers plus a couple extra for garnish
3 oz sparkling water
2 teaspoons agave syrup
1 oz lemon or lime juice
Ice
Put nasturtium flowers for garnish to the side. Place the rest of the flowers into a mason jar. Add the gin or sparkling water and muddle with a wooden spoon. Add the Elderflower Liqueur or the agave syrup and lime and five or six ice cubes. Cap and shake vigorously until the liquid takes on a peach color. Strain into a glass, garnish with a flower and serve.
Going into the garden and picking the nasturtium flowers is half the fun.
Muddle the flowers by smashing them with a wooden spoon, then add the liquids.
After you shake vigorously with ice, strain the drink into a glass and enjoy. Cheers!
And there is no better place to enjoy this beverage than in your own cocktail hour garden. Learn how you can create your own evening environment for relaxation and entertaining:
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Way to go CL! This sounds delicious and is so pretty. And of course I love your choice of gin.