We’re cheating a bit by calling this a mojito. A true mojito is a rum cocktail sweetened with sugar and flavored with muddled mint and lime. In our version, we steep Teatulia’s Lemongrass Herbal Tea in vodka and pour it over muddled basil and lemon sweetened with mild agave. It achieves the same flavorful and thirst-quenching effect as a traditional mojito, only with a unique herbal tea twist.
Teatulia Lemongrass Herbal Tea is a blend of citrusy lemongrass and earthy bay leaves. It’s refreshing and invigorating and has a bold lemony sweetness. Infused in a smooth, flavorless vodka you can spike any of your cocktails with a citrus-flavored, tea-inspired twist. This recipe makes two cups of the vodka infusion so you can experiment with cocktails beyond just the mojito.
Adapted from a recipe by Tea Foodie.
Makes 1 cocktail, plus 2 cups lemongrass-infused vodka to make more cocktails later
Ingredients:
For the lemongrass-infused vodka:
- 2 Teatulia Lemongrass Herbal Tea pyramids
- 2 Cups vodka
- Glass pint jar with lid
For the mojito:
- 1 sprig fresh basil leaves
- 1 thick lemon slice, halved
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup
- 1½ oz Lemongrass infused vodka
- Ice cubes
- Soda water
Instructions:
For the vodka infusion, pour vodka into a pint jar and add Lemongrass pyramids. Shake to combine and allow the mixture to infuse overnight at room temp.
For the Mojito, add basil leaves and half of the lemon slice to a glass and muddle. Next, pour over the agave syrup and infused vodka. Fill the glass with ice and top with soda water. Garnish with the remaining lemon slice and start sipping.
Tips:
- The longer you can let the lemongrass steep in the vodka the better, because the more lemongrass infused flavor you’ll achieve.
- You can also try this method with the more traditional rum instead of vodka and lime and mint instead of lemon and basil.
Your Privacy Choices