Thirsty Thursday July Drink Recipes

Here are the following drink/cocktail recipes we will be serving up at Scenic Roots on July 28th, 2016 for Thirsty Thursdays. Remember the Garden Center will be open from 5:30-7:00 pm to sample cocktails inspired and made right from your gardens and for you to shop at will ;) This is a FREE event!Watermelon MargaritaIngredients:• Ripe seedless watermelon, cut into 1″ cubes (about 3-4 cups)• 2 limes, juiced• 4 ounces good quality white tequila• 2 ounces orange flavored liqueur (Cointreau or Grand Marnier)• Ice (2-3 cups)• lime, for glass rimming and garnish (optional)• course sea salt• simple syrup (optional)Instructions:Rub lime around rim of glasses and dip in sea salt.Fill half a blender with the cubed watermelon. Add about 2 cups ice. Add the tequila, liqueur, and lime juice. Blend until watermelon is pureed & the ice is crushed.Fill salt rimmed glasses with ice, pour the margarita over and garnish with lime (if desired). If your watermelon is not particularly sweet you can add some simple syrup, or superfine sugar to the blender.The Herbarium    Ingredients:• 1.5 oz Hendricks’ Gin• .5 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liquer• 3-4 chucks of cucumber• 2-3 sprigs basil• ¼ lemon• Club Soda• Basil leaf for garnishInstructions:Squeeze lemon into cocktail shaker and combine all ingredients except the club soda. Muddle cucumber and basil, then add ice, shake, and strain into a tall, skinny Collins glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and add garnish.Lavender Lemonade    Ingredients:• One big handful of fresh lavender. Can be stems, leaves and flowers.• 4 lemons• Frozen concentrate of lemonade or limeade• IceInstructions:Place lavender and cut slices of lemons into bottom of big serving pitcher and pile half a bag of ice onto top of lavender. This crushes the lavender and releases the oil. Let melt over night. Add lemonade concentrate the next morning and mix with water per instructions on can. Add water to taste. Serve over ice.