Black Currant Gin Blend - Cheerful Chefs

# What You’ll Need:

01 - 1.7 fl oz premium gin

02 - 0.85 fl oz black currant syrup

03 - 0.68 fl oz freshly squeezed lime juice

04 - 2 fl oz chilled soda water, optional

05 - 1 lime wheel

06 - Edible flowers such as violets or pansies

07 - Ice cubes

01 - Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.

02 - Add gin, black currant syrup, and freshly squeezed lime juice to the ice-filled shaker.

03 - Shake vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds until the cocktail is well chilled.

04 - Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

05 - Top with soda water if desired and gently stir to combine.

06 - Garnish with a lime wheel and edible flowers before serving immediately.

01 -

It tastes like you spent an hour on it when you actually spent five minutes, which is basically witchcraft in the cocktail world.
The black currant syrup does all the heavy lifting, so you can't really mess it up even if you're shaking it like you're angry at the gin.
It's naturally vegan and gluten-free, so you're not constantly explaining what your drink is made of.

02 -

Shake the cocktail in advance and it becomes diluted mush, so make it to order even if it feels slow compared to pouring something from a bottle.
The black currant syrup is already quite sweet, so resist the urge to dump more in unless you're making it for someone who basically wants dessert in a glass.

03 -

If you're shaking multiple cocktails back to back, empty your shaker between drinks and refill it with fresh ice so you're not watering down the third drink with all the water from melting ice in the first two.
A thin lime wheel floats more elegantly than a thick one, and edible flowers stay fresher looking if you add them literally at the last second instead of letting them sit in the drink.