Capetown Collins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
5 large rosemary sprigs, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons rooibos tea leaves
1 cup gin, divided
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
ice cube

Preparation

Bring 1 cup water, sugar, and 1 rosemary sprig to boil in medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until syrup measures generous 1 cup, about 5 minutes. Add rooibos; let steep one hour. Strain through fine mesh strainer into 1-cup glass measuring cup.
Mix half of rooibus syrup, 1/2 cup gin, and 2 Tb lemon juice into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well, then strain into 2 ice-filled collins glasses. Repeat with remaining syrup, gin, and lemon juice. Garnish drinks with rosemary sprigs and serve.