Lemon Verbena Drink Recipes

VERBENA

Steps:

• Add the lemon verbena leaves and ginger syrup into a cocktail shaker and gently muddle the leaves.
• Add the blanco tequila and yuzu-calamansi sour mix into the shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
• Strain into a double rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
• Garnish with a Szechuan button. *Ginger syrup: Combine 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 1/4 pound ginger (peeled and thinly sliced) in a saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, let cool and strain out the solids. Keep the syrup sealed in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. **Yuzu-calamansi sour mix: Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool. Combine with 1 cup freshly squeezed yuzu juice and 1 cup freshly squeezed calamansi juice. Store the sour mix in a sealed container in the fridge.

LEMON VERBENA DRINK

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil and remove from heat.
• Add lemon verbena, mint and honey.
• Infuse for 10 minutes, then strain.
• Cool and serve over ice.

LEMON VERBENA LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Lightly bruise the lemon verbena leaves.
• Place the lightly bruised lemon verbena leaves, lemon zest and the alcohol in a large jar with a tight fitting lid.
• Leave for at least 2 weeks in a cool, dark place before straining out the solids.

LEMON VERBENA SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and lemon verbena leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
• Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove lemon verbena leaves; let cool.

LEMON VERBENA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, and add lemon verbena. Cover, and steep for 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, and let cool completely.
• Combine lemon juice and lemon verbena syrup in a pitcher. Fill glasses with lemon verbena ice, and divide lemonade among glasses.