Spring Dew
Sip into spring with this bright and flavourful drink. Made with honeydew, elderflower liqueur, Ironworks Amber Rum and a few other special ingredients, this recipe is a must have addition for your drink collection.
Ingredients:
| 2 oz | Ironworks Amber Rum* |
| 1/4 oz | elderflower liqueur |
| 3/4 oz | lime juice |
| 1 1/2 oz | fresh honeydew melon juice |
| 1/2 oz | simple syrup (equal parts sugar & water) |
| 2 | dashes of absinthe |
| 3 | mint leaves |
| splash of tonic |
Directions:
- Add mint to shaker tin, and gently muddle.
- Add all ingredients with the exception of tonic to a shaker tin.
- Add ice and shake vigorously until cold.
- Strain into a tall Collins-style glass filled with ice. Add tonic and stir.
- Garnish with fresh mint, lime zest and/or a slice of honeydew melon.
Recipe by: Emily Orr
Photography by: Jessica Emin
Source Guide:
*Find Ironworks Amber Rum at the distillery, select Farmers’ Markets or from Ironworks’ online store.
**Pick up farm-fresh seasonal produce from Noggins Corner Farm Market, Stirling Fruit Farms, Masstown Market or one of the many other Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia.
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