Snake Bit Sprout: A Chamomile Cocktail
Recipe: Kenneth Freeman, Julep, Houston, Texas
Photo: Jody Horton
Chamomile flowers perfume this refreshing cocktail.
The bar team at Julep commonly taps regional and historic ingredients to make the house drinks. In this refreshing chamomile cocktail, the flowers bring a floral depth to the mix. And did you know chamomile was once used as a southern remedy for snake bites? That’s inspired the drink’s name.
Ingredients
- 1½ oz. chamomile-infused gin
- ½ oz. fresh lime juice
- ½ oz. pineapple juice
- ½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
- 1½ oz. dry cider
- Tools:shaker, strainer
- Glass:Collins
- Garnish:dried chamomile flowers (optional)
Preparation
Shake all of the ingredients except the cider with ice and strain into glass filled with 4 large ice cubes. Top with crushed ice, fill with chilled cider. Garnish.
Chamomile-Infused Gin: Combine 7 oz. of London dry gin with 4 oz. of dried chamomile flowers; let soak for 3 hours. Strain before use