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Garden Cocktails With Herbs You Can Grow

Garden cocktails with herbs you can grow: basil, thyme, mint, rosemary, and lemon balm. Pitcher recipes and spritzes built from plants already in your yard.

15 minutes
Recipe

What You Need

1 cup fresh soft herbs such as basil, mint, lemon balm, or thyme
1 cup citrus juice
3/4 cup honey syrup or simple syrup
2 cups chilled tea, water, or fruit juice
2 cups chilled sparkling water
4 to 6 ounces gin, tequila, rum, or bourbon, optional
Step 1

Choose one lead herb and one lead fruit or citrus.

Step 2

Clap or lightly muddle herbs, then shake or stir briefly with the base.

The Result

Garden cocktails with herbs you can grow: basil, thyme, mint, rosemary, and lemon balm. Pitcher recipes and spritzes built from plants already in your yard.

The Fabled Alchemist

Garden Cocktails With Herbs You Can Grow

Full recipe with herbalist notes

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