A good cocktail can easily become great with a little herbal addition. I grow lots of lemon balm and discovered that it really pumps up the flavor of a Cosmopolitan. I'm calling it a cosmo, though I add fresh orange juice which might make purists flinch. Also, I make cosmos by by the pitcher which ends up being about 8 cocktails. You can also substitute one quarter to one half of the cranberry juice with pomegranate juice for something different.
Another of my favorite herbal cocktails is a Lemon Verbena Margarita
Prep Time: 10 minutes
1 Hour to Chill: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2c Cranberry Juice
- 10 ounces Vodka
- 2 ounces Rose's Lime
- 2 ounces Cointreau or Triple Sec
- Juice from 1 Fresh Orange
- 8-10 Sprigs of Lemon Balm
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a medium sized pitcher. Chill for at least an hour. Serve in chilled martini glasses whose rims have been rubbed with lemon balm leaves. Add a sprig of lemon balm to each cocktail for a garnish.
