Basil and mint are usually my go-to cocktail herbs. Occasionally, I’ll get a little creative with the rosemary. But tarragon is an herb I hadn’t mixed with until recently. And the results were fantastic!

I was at a dinner party and it was cocktail time. Someone suggested mixing tarragon with the garden-fresh strawberries we had available, and a new, delicious cocktail was born.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz gin, preferably Hendricks*
• 3 sprigs fresh tarragon
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup**
• 3 strawberries**

Instructions

Muddle the berries, tarragon, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add gin and lemon juice. Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a strawberry, if desired.

*You can use any gin you like, but I personally think that in this case the botanical profile of Hendrick’s played a big part in the balance of the drink.
** The amount of simple syrup in this recipe is based on the fresh-from-the-garden berries I had available to me. Store berries are often less sweet, so you may have to add another berry or another splash of syrup to taste.

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