Instructions

In a highball glass, gently muddle one leaf of sage with the ginger rosemary syrup, lemon juice and Bittercube Jamaican #2 bitters. Fill the glass with ice (1 1/4-inch cubes are best, but any ice will do). Add 3 ounces of Top Note Tonic Water, then stir with a bar spoon to incorporate. Choose the Classic tonic for a vibrant lime flavor and the Indian tonic for a complex, botanical bitterness. Top with Rishi Sencha Green Tea and lemon soda. If you don't have access to a Drinkmate or soda siphon to create the soda, noncarbonated tea substitutes just fine. Wrap a lemon peel around a sprig of rosemary and a leaf of sage, twist it tightly to shape it around the herbs, then place the bundle into the glass and serve.

Instructions

Stovetop Method:

Peel the ginger root and slice it thinly. Remove the rosemary needles from their stalks. Place the water and sugar in a medium saucepot on the stove over medium-high heat, stirring to incorporate. Once the mixture comes to a rolling simmer, reduce the heat to medium and add the prepared ginger and rosemary. Gently simmer for eight minutes, then strain the syrup through a fine mesh metal filter, or a colander with holes small enough to catch the rosemary needles, into a storage container. Reserve the syrup for up to seven days in the fridge.

Immersion Circulator Method:

Without peeling, slice the ginger thinly. Remove the rosemary needles from their stalks, and place the sliced ginger, rosemary needles, granulated sugar and water in a heavy-duty Ziploc or sous vide bag, then remove all the air from the bag and seal. Using an immersion circulator, heat a water bath to 175 degrees, then add the syrup to the bath. After two hours have passed, remove the syrup from the water bath and strain it, then reserve it in your fridge for up to two weeks.

Instructions

Peel a lemon, then place the peels in an 8-ounce mason jar and gently muddle them to release their oils. Add a bag of Rishi Sencha Green Tea, then fill the jar with cold water, seal, and allow it to infuse in the fridge overnight. The next day, strain the tea, then charge it with two charges in a Drinkmate or soda siphon. The soda will stay good in the fridge for one week.

If you don't have a Drinkmate or soda siphon, don't fret! The noncarbonated version of this tea can stand in for its carbonated cousin.