Chocolate Covered Strawberry

Chocolate Covered Strawberry

1.5 oz Damn Fine Chocolate
.75 oz Conniption Barrel Aged Gin
.5 oz Strawberry simple syrup
(Optional) 2 dashes of Dashfire Mole bitters 

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.   Shake and strain into a Nick & Nora and garnish with a fresh strawberry.

Strawberry syrup:

1 cup quartered strawberries
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Macerate the strawberries with the sugar in a bowl, refrigerated overnight until a thick sugary syrup appears.  Note: there may be some granulated sugar sitting on the bottom of your bowl.  Pour the strawberries and syrup into a strainer over a small or medium saucepan over medium heat.  Pour the 1/2 cup of water over the strawberries to rinse off any remaining sugar on the strawberries.  Simmer the mixture until the syrup has thickened slightly. Sit and let cool.