Hey all you gin drinkers!! Your time has finally come. My first ever Gin drink. Ever.

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I asked around on facebook and twitter and turns out quite a lot of you are gin drinkers. Quite a lot indeed! (However if you are NOT a drinker at all- which is great too! Just add more gingerale for a delicious non-alcholic drink)

I’ll be honest. I don’t dig gin. I had a bad experience in college and I have never gone back if you know what I mean. But I braved a sip and I had my fair share of taste testers that love gin come and did some happy taste testing the other day.

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Fresh White Nectarines, ginger ale and fresh mint make this a refreshing and slightly sweet drink that is perfect for the summer. I also loooove the pale color that the white nectarines give it, but I am sure the orange would be beautiful too.

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By the way- I chose nectarines since Trader Joes is doing a whole case for 4.99 and they are really good- If you need some go take a look.

Recipe: Nectarine, Gin and Ginger Fizz

Ingredients

  • 2 nectarines thinly sliced (I used white)
  • 6 sprigs fresh mint
  • 4 ounces gin
  • 12 ounce can ginger ale, chilled
  • ice

Instructions

  1. Reserve 3 slices of nectarine
  2. In a large glass muddle together the nectarines, the mint and the gin.
  3. Add half the ginger ale and mix together.
  4. Fill 3 glasses half way with ice cubes.
  5. Strain the drink mixture over the ice. Top off each drink with the remaining ginger ale.
  6. Garnish with the nectarine slice and some fresh mint.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 3

 

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Hey all you gin drinkers!! Your time has finally come. My first ever Gin drink. Ever.

IMG_4583

I asked around on facebook and twitter and turns out quite a lot of you are gin drinkers. Quite a lot indeed! (However if you are NOT a drinker at all- which is great too! Just add more gingerale for a delicious non-alcholic drink)

I’ll be honest. I don’t dig gin. I had a bad experience in college and I have never gone back if you know what I mean. But I braved a sip and I had my fair share of taste testers that love gin come and did some happy taste testing the other day.

IMG_4580

Fresh White Nectarines, ginger ale and fresh mint make this a refreshing and slightly sweet drink that is perfect for the summer. I also loooove the pale color that the white nectarines give it, but I am sure the orange would be beautiful too.

IMG_4585

By the way- I chose nectarines since Trader Joes is doing a whole case for 4.99 and they are really good- If you need some go take a look.

Recipe: Nectarine, Gin and Ginger Fizz

Ingredients

  • 2 nectarines thinly sliced (I used white)
  • 6 sprigs fresh mint
  • 4 ounces gin
  • 12 ounce can ginger ale, chilled
  • ice

Instructions

  1. Reserve 3 slices of nectarine
  2. In a large glass muddle together the nectarines, the mint and the gin.
  3. Add half the ginger ale and mix together.
  4. Fill 3 glasses half way with ice cubes.
  5. Strain the drink mixture over the ice. Top off each drink with the remaining ginger ale.
  6. Garnish with the nectarine slice and some fresh mint.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 3

 

Recipe by Heather Christo (http://heatherchristo.com)