Rhubarb Sparkler Recipe

• 2 cups sliced rhubarb
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ounce rhubarb syrup
• 1/2 ounce lime juice
• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce seltzer
• Round lime slice (for garnish)

1. : Combine rhubarb, water, and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over high heat until boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce to a simmer and continue to cook until rhubarb breaks down, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Rhubarb syrup will keep for one week in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
2. : Combine rhubarb syrup, lime juice, and gin in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 10 seconds.
3. Strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Top with seltzer water. Garnish with lime slice and serve with a straw.

rhubarb, water, sugar, rhubarb syrup, lime juice, gin, seltzer, lime slice

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/drinking-in-season-rhubarb-sparkler-gin-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)