Smoked Lemonade Recipe

The Guild

Posted by The Guild
on March 3, 2017
Recipes

A complex cocktail with smoky and sour notes.

Shake things up at your next get-together with The Guild’s Smoked Lemonade recipe. A play on a classic whiskey sour, this smooth-sipping cocktail is refreshing yet complex, with layer upon layer of sour, bitter and sweet notes to keep you guessing after each sip. Whether you plan to start the night off right or looking to pair a decadent meal with a light, palate-pleasing drink, the Smoked Lemonade is a crowd-pleaser with personality.


Ingredients:

For the cocktail:
1.5oz Laphroaig Quarter Cask Scotch
0.25oz water
0.5oz fresh lemon juice
0.5oz rosemary syrup
2 dashes Black Cloud Charred Cedar bitters
1 dash cranberry bitters
Rosemary sprig

For the rosemary syrup:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
7g rosemary sprigs

Directions:
  1. To create the rosemary syrup, combine sugar and water in a sauce pan and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Add the rosemary and simmer for 30 minutes. Cool, strain out the rosemary and refrigerate the syrup.
  2. Build the drink in a mixing glass and stir with ice to chill. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.
The Guild Smoked Lemonade cocktail