Rhubarb Romantic Lemon Drop
Zest up your love life this summer, with this lite, bitter, yet-sweet rhubarb lemon drop. With enticing romantic rhubarb, radiant orange liqueur, and clarifying and brightening lemon, this rhubarb lemon drop is great to uplift & refresh your love live.
Ingredients
- 2 slices Rhubarb (one thin & and quartered, one for garnish)
- 1/4-1/2 ounce simple syrup (1:1 ratio sugar to water)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1/2 ounce cointreau or orange liqueur
Instructions
- First we need to start with adding a sugar rim to the drink! In a flat dish, place sugar (mix with ground rose petals or lavender for extra magic – see below for details). Glaze the outside lip of a coupe or martini glass with a lemon wedge or fresh juice, to get a nice liquid layer. Then dip the outside lip in sugar for a nice, sweetened rim. Set aside. In a cocktail shaker, add rhubarb and sugar. If you don’t like sweet drinks, start with less sugar because you can always add more! And remember – we have a sugar rim :). Muddle the edge of the rhubarb slices firmly, to break down the pieces to present a firmer flavor in the cocktail. Then add lemon, vodka, cointreau and ice. Close your cocktail shaker, then double strain into glass, garnish with your rhubarb slice, and serve.
Notes
For more magical layers, consider adding/adjusting the following:
- rose water or organic rose petals: for love & beauty, and spiritual love
- lavender bitters or lavender sprig: for relaxation & peace, and often used to attract a male partner
- vanilla infused syrup in place of sugar: for peace, love, & harmony
- strawberries or strawberry-infused syrup (I used Ventura Spirit’s California Vodka – it is made from strawberries! Yes strawberries! However, this vodka is no longer available
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