Lemongrad
-
Lemongrad
Serve in a Collins glass
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 1⁄2 oz | Ketel One Citroen Vodka |
| 1⁄2 oz | Elderflower liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Thomas Henry Tonic Water |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon wedge.
- SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring tonic water.
- Garnish with lemon wedge.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A great summer afternoon drink. Fresh lemon with elderflower and tonic.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2002 by Alex Kammerling in London, England.
Nutrition:
One serving of Lemongrad contains 217 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 14.71% alc./vol. (14.71° proof)
- 21.3 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Floral (e.g. Elderflower spritz) cocktails
- More Long drinks & highballs cocktails
- More Summer cocktails
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
Previous cocktail
Lemonhead
Next cocktail
LIFE (Love in the Future Ecstasy)
2 to 1 'rich' sugar syrup versus 1 to 1 'simple' syrup
The balance between sweet and sour is crucial to the majority of cocktails and consistently producing balanced cocktails is made easier when using sugar...
20 best Amaretto cocktails
The bittersweet almond and vanilla flavour of amaretto mixes brilliantly with dark spirits – particularly whiskey but this versatile liqueur also mixes...
20 best Easter cocktails
There's more to Easter indulgence than mere chocolate eggs
How to make an Ice Cone
Ice cones are an iconic garnish widely used in Tiki bars, particularly when serving Navy Grog cocktails. They are made by freezing crushed ice that has...
Join the discussion
Showing 4 comments for Lemongrad.
See discussion in the Forum