1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 grapefruits (rough chopped)
1 cup of chamomile flowers
lemon juice
ice
1 lemon twist (for garnish)
Grapefruit-Chamomile Simple Syrup
1
Mix the sugar and water in a saucepan.
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2
Peel 2 cups of grapefruit and add 1 cup of chamomile flowers (you can find at your local farmer’s market) to the sugar water mix and bring to a boil over high heat.
Cook for 2 minutes, lower heat, then simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Remove from heat and pour through a strainer. Let the simple syrup cool.
Cocktail
4
Pour 2 oz. gin into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice.
5
Add 1 oz. grapefruit-chamomile simple syrup.
6
Add 1 oz. lemon juice.
7
Shake vigorously.
Pour into a Collins glass.
Garnish with lemon peel and serve.
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 grapefruits (rough chopped)
1 cup of chamomile flowers
lemon juice
ice
1 lemon twist (for garnish)