Lemon Verbena Tom Collins
A simple riff on a well known classic! This Lemon Verbena Tom Collins perfectly combines the intense florality of lemon verbena with the gin. This is a great cocktail to pair with summer salads, grilled seafoods, charcuterie boards with goat cheese, and even various desserts such as fruit sorbets and lemon tarts!
Add <quantity>35<unit>g</unit></quantity> of lemon verbena and <quantity>150<unit>g</unit></quantity> of sugar to a tall recipient
Add <quantity>12<unit>g</unit></quantity> of malic acid and <quantity>½<unit>tsp</unit></quantity> of ascorbic acid
Add <quantity>500<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of water
Blend with a hand blender until homogenous
Set a tall recipient with a gauze cloth and a fine mesh sieve. Sieve the mixture and discard the solids
Transfer to a bottle or a jar. The lemon verbena cordial is ready
Add <quantity>50<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of gin and <quantity>20<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the Lemon Verbena Cordial to a cocktail shaker
Add <quantity>25<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice cubes and cover it with the tin. Shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled
Add <quantity>50<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of club soda to the shaker and stir it
Strain the liquid into a glass filled with ice cubes
Garnish with <quantity>1</quantity> lemon wedge. The lemon verbena tom collins is ready
Enjoy this refreshing cocktail!
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