(2018) Violet Beauregard

Recipe Author: Conne Ward Cameron

First an adaptation of a cocktail from “Clean Cocktails” by Beth BRitter Nydick and Tara Roscioli ($24.95, The Countryman Press).

Ingredients:

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves 1 cup blueberries 2 ounces gin 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon maple syrup Seltzer water

Preparation:

In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint leaves and blueberries. Then add gin, lime juice and maple syrup. Add ice and shake until outside of shaker is frosted. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass and top off with seltzer. Serves: 1