Behind the Bar: Raspberry Gin Cocktail
This is our second cocktail from the creative duo of photographer Kathryn McCrary and designer Jenn Gietzen (see their first collaboration, a Peach Margarita, right here.). Technically, this is the last weekend of summer so we wanted to squeeze in one last toast to summer’s bounty. (You can always substitute frozen, thawed berries if you can’t find fresh ones.) Kathryn and Jenn dubbed this light, refreshing drink “Ooh, Berry Berry.” It’s light and sweet with a refreshing hint of mint and is pretty much the perfect way to end summer. –Amy
*Hand lettering by Jenn Gietzen, Photography by Kathryn McCrary
See all the steps and additional recipe details after the jump!
- 5-6 muddled raspberries
- 1 shot of gin
- 1/2 fill of mint simple syrup
- 1/2 fill of club soda
mint simple syrup ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of chopped mint leaves
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of water
Boil for 2 minutes. Pour syrup through fine mesh, pressing on hard solids. Cover and chill, keeps for two weeks.
Look deeelicious. Hail the weekend!
That looks amazing. Gonna have to try it, thanks for sharing! The pics are great too.
Oh, hey now!… I could get behind this! Looks refreshing.
yum yum will have to try this one! Also love your design-I am wondering do you use an app to put text on your photos? I am playing with designs on my blog at the moment and love this font on photos look! xo
hi Libby! my process for the text on photos :: I write out with my nib & ink, scan it in to illustrator. then make it vector and add on top of photo in Photoshop! although, there are some apps to do that, I think! good luck! :)