<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img class="aligncenter" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/myplate/recipes/girlsbest.jpg" alt="The girls best friend" width="470" height="470" />image by me via instagram</span></p>

I really do love gin. I am not quite sure why. Maybe it's the slight herbacousness of it or the mild citrus tang it has when coupled with tonic. All I know is that when I have a glass of gin in hand, I nurse it lovingly and deliberately. 

It is no wonder then, that this week's libation not only contains gin but is called <em>The Girl's Best Friend.</em>
I highly recommend this as a breezy summer drink--to be enjoyed outdoors with friends and chat.


<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img class="aligncenter" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/myplate/recipes/girlsbest2.jpg" alt="girls best friend" width="470" height="470" />image by me via instagram</span></p>

<b>You will need:</b>
Half glass of iced <a href="http://www.yogiproducts.com/products/details/womans-moon-cycle/">Yogi Moon Cycle tea</a>
A tablespoon of ginger laurel dark simple syrup
A shot glass of Hendrick's Gin*
Sprig of lavender
Ice<br>


<strong>To make the iced tea:</strong>

In a 32 oz pitcher, steep 4 bags of <a href="http://www.yogiproducts.com/products/details/womans-moon-cycle/">Yogi Moon Cycle tea</a> in hot water.
Cover the pitcher and allow to cool in the fridge. 
When the tea has cooled stir, discard the tea bags.
Keep refrigerated.

<strong>
To make the ginger-laurel dark simple syrup:</strong>

Peel an inch square nob of ginger and place in 2 cups of water.
Bring water to a boil
Stir in 2 cups of raw brown sugar
Turn the heat low and stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
Add laurel leaves and turn off the heat
When the syrup has cooled to room temperature, pour into a sterilized glass jar and keep refrigerated.

<b>Want to be A Girl's best friend? Then you must: </b>

Pour yourself half a glass of the Yogi Moon Cycle Iced tea
Add a tablespoon of simple syrup. Stir.
Add a shot glass full of Hendrick's Gin. Stir.
Top the glass up with crushed ice
Add a sprig of fresh lavender.
Add a straw. 
Enjoy.

<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Yes I was comp’ed the booze, but let’s face it. If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t write about it. See the previous drink in this series <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2012/05/weekend-libtations-the-icelandic-sunrise/">here</a>.</span>