Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, crushed (halve the amount if using dried rosemary)
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 12 cup water
  • 1 (8 ounce) can apricot nectar
  • 1 quart ginger ale
  • 12 cup lime juice
  • ice, to serve
  • rosemary sprig herbs, to garnish
  • lime peel, twist to garnish

Method

  • Simmer sugar, water and rosemary leaves with a pinch of salt for 2 minutes.
  • Cool and strain through a paper coffee filter into a tall chilled pitcher.
  • Mix apricot nectar with ginger ale and lime juice.
  • Fill 8 glasses with ice and pour in the juices.
  • Garnish with a rosemary sprig or twists of lime rind.