Ginger Rosemary Lemon Drop Cocktails

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, sliced into 1/8-in .-thick coins (1 small piece)
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (5 in. each)
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice (at least 5 lemons)
• 1 lemon
• 1 1/2 cups citrus-infused vodka

Recipe

• 1 make lemon concentrate: in a medium saucepan, bring 2/3 cup sugar, ginger, 5-in. rosemary sprigs, and 2 1/2 cups water to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. let steep at room temperature 20 minutes. strain into a medium bowl, discarding rosemary and ginger, and stir in lemon juice.
• 3 pour remaining 2/3 cup sugar onto a plate. slice 2 thin slices from lemon and quarter the slices. insert a 1 1/2-in. rosemary sprig through center of each quarter.
• 4 with a wedge cut from remaining lemon, moisten the rims of 8 cocktail glasses. twist rims gently in sugar to coat.
• 5 fill a large pitcher half-full with ice cubes. pour in vodka and lemon concentrate and stir vigorously. strain into glasses, dividing evenly. float a rosemary-skewered lemon quarter in each.