Rose Bud
Summer is such a colorful time here in Southeast
Alaska. Wild roses are blooming along all the roads, beaches, and trails, and even right behind our distillery! These pretty pink roses make a
beautiful syrup that we want to use for this week’s special. This week we’re going with a Collins style cocktail. A traditional Collins is served with gin, (specifically Old Tom Gin which is a bit sweeter than London Dry), simple syrup, lemon juice, and seltzer. However, we are varying it up and using our Icy Strait Vodka as our base spirit so that this
amazing rose syrup really shines though.
Recipe:
1.5 oz Icy Strait Vodka
.5 oz Rose Syrup
.75 oz Lemon Juice
Top with seltzer water
Combine Icy Strait Vodka, rose syrup, lemon juice. Stir and add ice. Top with seltzer water. Garnish with rose buds and lime wheels.
Rose Syrup Recipe:
Ingredients
3 cups Rose petals
2.25 cups Water
3 cups Sugar
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Using just the petals, add 3 cups of rose petals to 2.25 cups of water. Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for another hour. Strain your liquid. You may notice your water is more on the light yellowish brown side, this is where the lemon juice comes into play. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice and watch the liquid turn into a vibrant pink. You should be left with roughly 2 cups of rose water. Add that to a sauce pan and add sugar to your desired sweetness level. We did a 1:1 ½ ratio to get a bit on the sweeter side and to help preserve the syrup for a longer period of time.