The Bite Club Rhubarb Fizz

35ml Blackwoods Scottish Gin

Juice 1/2 lemon

3 Stalks lemon thyme/lemon balm

1 Dessert spoon rhubarb puree (tinned is fine)

Quality ginger beer to top up

Sugar syrup to taste

Lemon balm is a great herb and packs a flavour punch unlike any other. Rhubarb puree is available all year but to really impress, use some real stuff too, it's about the only thing that survives this weather!

Method

Place lemon balm in tall glass and wipe inside of glass with it lemon to release oils etc, leave stalks in glass.

Add gin, lemon juice and rhubarb puree and mix thoroughly

Fill glass with crushed ice. 

Top with ginger beer. Add sugar to taste.

Garnish with a sprig of lemon balm and a lemon wedge.

- Howies Cellars is at 1a Alva Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PH – 0131 225 5553

-Bite Club is the Gourmet Food & Wine Club associated with Bite Magazine. We are holding a Scottish Cocktails and Canapés event at Howies Cellars on Wednesday 23^rd February and non-members are welcome to come along to find our more about the club. Full details on our home page.