Smeraldo Cocktail

Ingredients

FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:  

• 1 cup water 

• 1 cup sugar or honey or any sweetener of choice 

• ½ cup borage flowers or dried borage flower

FOR COCKTAIL: 

• 2 ounces gin 

• 1 ounce borage simple syrup 

• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice 

• 4 ounces tonic water OR soda water

Non-Alcoholic: use ginger beer and soda water or seltzer.

Directions

MAKE YOUR SIMPLE SYRUP: 

1. In a saucepan, over medium/high heat, bring the water, sugar, and the borage flowers to a simmer. Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved. 

2. Continue simmering gently for 5 minutes, the reduce the heat and let simmer on low for an additional 5 minutes. 

3. Remove from the heat and let the liquid cool. 

4. Strain into a jar or any plastic pitcher. 

PREPARE YOUR COCKTAIL:

1. Add your gin and borage syrup, lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Pour into a glass with ice. 

2. Top with tonic water. Add some of the borage flowers to garnish, and enjoy.