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Fig and Ginger Gin Cocktail

A cozy spirit forward fall cocktail with fresh figs muddled in gin and homemade ginger syrup and topped with seltzer. This will soon become your favorite cocktail to sip by the fire on those crisp chilly fall evenings.
Course Cocktails
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 245kcal
Author Manju

Ingredients

  • 4 oz gin
  • 1.5 oz homemade ginger syrup * recipe in notes
  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice about 3 tsp, juice from one small lime
  • 3-4 fresh figs
  • 4 oz seltzer to top with
  • 2 cups crushed ice
  • 4-5 ice cubes
  • more figs and thyme for garnish

Instructions

  • Muddle the figs in a cocktail shaker with a muddler.
  • Add the ice cubes to the cocktail shaker along with other ingredients except the seltzer and thyme.
  • Shake well for 5-8 seconds.
  • Pour over a tea strainer (basically a double strainer - the strainer in the cocktail shaker and the tea strainer) into cocktail glasses filled with crushed ice.
  • Top with seltzer and give it a quick swizzle to mix well.
  • Garnish with skewered fig and thyme sprig.

Notes

* To make ginger syrup
  • 1 part organic sugar / ½  cup
  • 1 part peeled and diced ginger root / ½ cup
  • 1 part filtered water / ½ cup
Combine the ingredients in a blender and pour through a fine mesh strainer into a storage jar. Refrigerate for upto 3 weeks.
Recipe obtained from Seaplane Kitchen and Bar, Seattle.

Nutrition

Serving: 1glass | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg