Rhubarb Gin Cocktail

5 from 2 votes

This delicious and elegant gin cocktail gets a pretty pink hue and tangy flavor from rhubarb syrup. Lemon and ginger round out the flavors in this drink.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cocktail, gin, ginger, lemon, rhubarb, seltzer, summer

Servings: cocktail

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Kimberly Salem

Equipment

1 Cocktail shaker and strainer
1 Cocktail serving glass (large coupe)
1 Jigger or measuring cup
1 Knife and cutting board (for citrus)
1 Citrus juicer (for citrus)
1 Vegetable peeler (for garnish)
1 Cocktail pick (for garnish)

Ingredients

Garnish

1 stalk fresh rhubarb

Cocktail

1 ounce lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
¾ ounce rhubarb syrup (see linked recipe for how to make homemade rhubarb syrup, or see notes for substitutions)
¼ ounce Limoncello (see linked recipe for how to make homemade limoncello)
1½ ounce gin
2 dashes Cardamom bitters
2 ounces ginger seltzer
1 spray rose geranium hydrosol (optional)

Instructions

Garnish

Prepare the garnish by using a vegetable peeler to peel a long and thin strip of rhubarb peel, about ¼ inch wide.
Twist the rhubarb peel strip around a cocktail pick in the direction of its natural curl.
Set the twist aside while you make the drink.

Cocktail

Add the lemon juice, rhubarb syrup, limoncello, gin, and bitters to a cocktail shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice and close it up. Shake it about 15-20 times.
Strain the drink into your cocktail glass.
Top with ginger seltzer.
Add the rhubarb garnish by resting the cocktail pick on top of the serving glass.
Optionally spray the rose geranium hydrosol on top, and serve immediately.

Notes

If you can't make the Rhubarb Syrup, you can try using store bought strawberry rhubarb syrup. Or, try out a rhubarb gin in place of the regular gin, and replace the rhubarb syrup with simple syrup or homemade Raspberry Syrup.

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