The Pamplemousse Cocktail

While living in Philadelphia, I became very partial to crafted gin cocktails but their list of specialty ingredients and hard to find liquors made the task of creating them at home quite daunting. I came across a very easy gin, grapefruit and sage cocktail that was incredibly simple to make at home and inspired me to continue to create a wide range of cocktails that complimented this herbal and floral booze. This is one of my favorites and adequately named for my favorite word, "Pamplemousse" which is French for grapefruit. Cheers!

Makes 2 Cocktails

2 ounces Premium Gin
1 ounce St. Germain Liquor
2 ounce Fresh Grapefruit Juice
3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
3 fresh rosemary sprigs
Sparkling Water .

Fill two high ball glasses with ice. Fill a shaker 1/3 with ice and add the gin,
​St. Germain, grapefruit juice, bitters and one spring of rosemary. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds and strain into the high ball glasses. Top each glass with sparkling water and garnish with a rosemary sprig .