Cherry Smash and Quebec Gin: A Summer Celebration
Who can resist sweet summer cherries? It's definitely the season, and we have something to delight your taste buds! Here is a recipe for a refreshing, summery and irresistibly tasty smash. And the cherry on the cake, itβs easy to make!
Ingredients (for one person):
* 8-10 fresh cherries
* 5 mint leaves
* 2 oz of Quebec Gin
* 1 oz of lime juice
* 1 oz of simple syrup
* Quality tonic water
* Ice cubes
Equipment:
* A shaker
* A pestle (or another object to crush the ingredients)
Preparation :
1. In the shaker, place the cherries and mint leaves. Using the pestle, crush everything well to extract all the flavors.
2. Add the gin, lime juice, simple syrup and a few ice cubes. Shake vigorously
3. In a cocktail glass, put 3 or 4 ice cubes. Filter the mixture from the shaker to pour the cocktail into it (be careful to extract all the liquid that could be retained by the pulp).
4. Add the tonic water until it fills the glass.
5. Garnish with a mint leaf or lime zest.
Cheers and enjoy the flavors of summer in every sip!