Lively Lemon Gin Tonic - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 lemon verbena leaves
ice
1 ounce gin, preferably London dry, Boodles British Gin, Plymouth Gin, Tanqueray 10
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
3 ounces tonic water, well chilled
monin blueberry syrup
Garnish
lemon slices or frozen blueberries

Preparation

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the leaves.
Add ice and the gin, lime juice and shake well.
Strain into an ice-filled balloon glass it will enhance all the aromas in the drink.
Wipe the rim with a slice of lemon, stir in the tonic, drizzle blueberry syrup for color and sweetness and garnish with the verbena leaf and lemon slice.