Tuscan Rosemary Lemon Drop

By darleneandjoel

From Sips and Apps by Kathy Casey

Ingredients

• For garnish:
• Rosemary sugar: (makes 1 cup)
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup superfine sugar (if you only have regular, just whirl it in your food processor for about 40 seconds)
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce lemoncello
• 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
• Fresh rosemary sprig

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Rim a large martini glass with rosemary sugar and set aside.

Bend 1 rosemary sprig and drop it into a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice. Measure in the vodka, limoncello, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Cap and shake vigorously. Strain into the sugar-rimmed glass. Float a rosemary sprig in the drink for garnish.


To make the rosemary sugar:

Mix rosemary together with he sugar in a small bowl, and spread the mixture on a rimmed baking sheet. Set in a warm dry place for about 4 days, until the rosemary is completely dried. Process in a food processor or spice grinder until finely ground. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 month at room temperature.

++ If you don't have limoncello, increase the lemon juice and simple syrup to 3/4 ounce each.