You can probably guess I’m still working through the grapefruit I squeezed over the weekend… this is a pretty, light, floral little number I found in the data banks that’s perfect for spring. I’m not sure of the origin! Maybe Empress gin, since that’s the named gin in my version of the recipe.

• 2 oz Empress 1908 gin
• 1 oz St. Germain
• 2 oz grapefruit juice
• ¼ oz lemon juice
• ¼ oz rosemary simple syrup
• 1 sprig rosemary for garnish

I used Plymouth gin, and didn’t make rosemary simple syrup — I muddled rosemary leaves with the juices and some sugar. Delicious!

Gin still gives me the ick from a poisoning event in my late teens; However, my s/o would love this so thank you for posting!

That looks lovely. The SO bought some huge green olives for martinis, so I need to buy a nice bottle of gin. We both like our martinis dirty, so it probably doesn't matter what I buy. I like Bombay Sapphire and she likes Tanqueray. An old bartender friend of mine swears by Boodles. Any suggestions?

Dirty? Plymoth for me.

Can't go wrong with Tanq 10 for most everything else.

WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL MY WIFE??!!?!?1!

Well, it's accurate, no? 🤣

I just knew it would have St. Germaine.

Looks delicious

Lol, great cocktail btw

As a lifelong bartender can I suggest a tweak

2oz gin

1/2 st German

1 oz grapefruit

1/2 lemon

1/2 rosemary simple

Drop of saline

Orange bitters

Shake hard and double strain into a frozen coupe

For the rosemary syrup, bring 8oz fresh rosemary to the boil in 1 quart (1 liter) water, bring heat to simmer immediately after reaching boil, add double the amount of sugar to water, stir while simmering and cut heat once sugar is dissolved... remove rosemary sprigs and strain syrup thru cheesecloth, chill in fridge .... it should feel viscous between your fingers

Bombay and Tanqueray are traditional gins with the piney note - too piney for this drink in my opinion (and Tanq was my fav for a looong time, then graduated to Boodles and now prefer the less piney gins).

Look for a citrusy gin like Leopold Brothers or at least less piney like Hendricks.

Yea, there's a too much St. Germaine, and it's something I really like.

Saving both recipes for later, they both look great

I had a similar experience with Tequila. Took a long time to get over it, haha.

Love tequila today.

Like luxardo or chartreuse it overpowers a drink easily

I'll put Hayman's forward as a neutral middle ground.

Looks tasty!