Easy, light, and subtle, this Lemonade Lillet Spritz Cocktail Recipe is the ideal warm-weather cocktail. It's bubbly, just a touch sweet and refreshing, made with Lillet Blanc, gin, lemon, honey, and soda water.
1sprigfresh basil leavesor tarragon or mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Make The Horse's Neck Garnish: To remove the zest from the lemons, use a paring knife or Y peeler and, while rotating the lemon, carefully remove the peel in one long, continuous strip (avoiding the white pith).
Make The Lemon Lillet Spritz Cocktail: In the bottom of a balloon wine glass or Tom Collins glass, stir together honey or simple syrup and lemon juice until dissolved and thinned out. Add the Lillet Blanc and gin and stir again.Place the horse's neck garnish against the inside of the glass and add ice cubes to fill (and hold the garnish in place). Add the soda water, then use a bar spoon to stir the mixture until it's thoroughly chilled. Garnish with herbs if using, and serve immediately.