The roommate and I are on the hunt for specialty cocktail to serve at our wedding.  It must be appropriate for autumn since we are getting married in October.  This is perfect for me because one of my favorite drinks is apple cider and spiced rum, which we dubbed the “caramel apple” back in college.  Unfortunately, the roommate doesn’t agree with serving cold apple cider, and serving it warm would be too much of a hassle.

This just means that we have to keep experimenting with different cocktails, which isn’t such a bad thing.  This past weekend, we found two new recipes and decided to give them a try.  The first was a rosemary gin fizz.  It wasn’t too bad, but there wasn’t much rosemary flavor at all.  This could have a lot to do with the fact that we don’t have a proper tool to muddle ingredients with (We will have to remember this for the registry).  I don’t want to give up on this cocktail completely, because I think it has potential and deserves another chance, but I don’t think it is going to make it into the finalists for our wedding cocktail.

Rosemary Gin Fizz via Cookie and Kate

Ingredients:

• 3 one-inch sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 1 small lemon, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 3 ounces club soda

Directions:

In a glass, muddle the fresh rosemary, lemon juice and honey.  Fill the glass with ice, then pour in the gin and top with club soda. Give it a little mix.  Enjoy!