Cocktail:

• 2 ounces 135 East Hyogo Japanese Dry Gin
• 2 ounces grapefruit juice
• ½ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce winter spice syrup*
• Tonic water

 

Winter Spice Syrup*:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 2 star anise
• 3 allspice berries

For the winter spice syrup: Combine sugar, water, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise and allspice berries in a saucepan and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes. Pull off heat and let cool, strain out spices.

For the cocktail: In a shaker with ice, add gin, grapefruit juice, lime juice and winter spice syrup. Shake and strain into a glass with fresh ice. Top with tonic water.