Napa Valley Marriott Chef’s Mojito

Chef’s Mojito

Recipe type: Cocktail Yield: 1 Prep time: mins Cook time: mins Total time: 0 mins

Cocktail utilizing the Lemon Verbena plant from an organic garden in Wine Country

Ingredients:

3 Strawberries
2.5 ounces Mount Gay Rum
6 Lemon Verbena Leaves
I ounce Lime Juice = whole lime
1 oz Agave Nectar
Topper of Sierra Mist, Squirt or any citrus soda

Directions:

1. Build Drink in Collins Glass.
2. Muddle strawberries, lemon verbena, lime juice and agave syrup.
3. Add rum, fill glass with ice.
4. Top with citrus soda.
5. With bar spoon, lift and stir fruit and leaves up from bottom.
6. Garnish with lemon verbena sprig.
7. Add citrus soda, lime juice.

Published on July 16, 2016 by Teri Williams