An Herbal Libation to Savor This Summer: Spiked Rosemary CBD Sweet Tea

After more than 2 years spent dodging The ‘Rona, I finally caught COVID. Both doses of the vaccine plus a booster meant I didn’t have to visit the emergency room, and for that I’m grateful. Instead, I spent 2 weeks in isolation at home, coughing like Doc Holiday. You know what they say – When life hands you lemons, slice them up and squeeze them into a stiff drink. I’ve used all that time indoors to conjure up a cocktail recipe! Care to imbibe with me?

With this recipe you’ll have plenty of simple syrup and sweet tea left over, so feel free to experiment with other drink combinations. Don’t be afraid to get creative!

INGREDIENTS

• ROSEMARY SIMPLE SYRUP
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 8 sprigs fresh rosemary
• CBD SWEET TEA
  • 1 quart (4 cups) hot water
  • 6 tea bags CBD infused black tea
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup Rosemary Simple Syrup
• COCKTAIL
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 1 ounce triple sec
  • 1 ounce lemon juice
  • 16 ounces rosemary sweet tea
  • 2 small lemon slices
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine sugar, 2 cups water, and 8 sprigs of rosemary in a medium saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
3. Once the sugar has dissolved completely, turn off heat and allow rosemary to steep for 30 minutes.
4. Allow to cool, strain through a fine mesh sieve, and pour into a container with a lid.
5. In a large pot bring 4 cups of water to a simmer, turn off heat and drop in CBD tea bags.
6. Allow to steep for 10 minutes.
7. Remove tea bags and pour CBD tea into a large pitcher, along with 1 cup of the simple syrup and the 2 cups of cold water.
8. Place pitcher in fridge to cool.
9. Combine the bourbon, triple sec, lemon juice, and cold sweet tea in a cocktail shaker. Shake to mix.
10. Pour mixture into glasses filled with ice, and drop lemon slices into each glass.
11. Garnish both glasses with a sprig of fresh rosemary and serve immediately.