Hanastél með jarðarberjum

Strawberry cocktail

In Icelandic, a cocktail is usually a "kokkteil" or a "kokteil", but the term "hanastél" is also sometimes still used.

It is simply the literal translation. "Hani" is the Icelandic word for "cock" and "stél" means "tail. So "hanastél" means literally "a cock's tail".

Ingredients per jar

3 - 5 large strawberries

1 Tbsp honey

50 ml gin

150 ml tonic water

3 - 5 ice cubes

Preparation

Wash and clean the strawberries and puree them with the honey.

Then strain through a sieve into a tall glass.

Pour in gin and tonic and add ice cubes.

Decorate to taste with fresh strawberries, a lemon slice or similar.

PS: The cocktail also tastes good without alcohol, i.e. without gin and just with tonic water.

[Translated from here.]