Capetown Collins
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 5 large rosemary sprigs, divided
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons rooibos tea leaves
- 1 cup gin, divided
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- ice cube
directions
- Bring 1 cup water, sugar, and 1 rosemary sprig to boil in medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until syrup measures generous 1 cup, about 5 minutes. Add rooibos; let steep one hour. Strain through fine mesh strainer into 1-cup glass measuring cup.
- Mix half of rooibus syrup, 1/2 cup gin, and 2 Tb lemon juice into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well, then strain into 2 ice-filled collins glasses. Repeat with remaining syrup, gin, and lemon juice. Garnish drinks with rosemary sprigs and serve.
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You HAVE to like rosemary and Rooibos tea to enjoy this - luckily we do! I have many types of Rooibos tea - this time I used Rooibos loose leaf Redbush tea in this. It's an unusual and yet VERY refreshing beverage and also very thirst quenching - we just LOVED this! I have photos to upload - but I have hundreds to sort through, so will have to post them later! Made for ZWT4 - for a real taste of Africa - loved it! FT:-)
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