The weather is heating up and you have a garden full of herbs that you do not want to waste? Or you often have herbs remnants leftover from a delicious meal? Well, you can gather all you leftover herbs and create refreshing cocktails for the summer. Let’s explore 4 easy and amazing recipes that will make you and your guests crazy!
天气越来越热，而你的花园里却长满了你不想浪费的草本植物?或者是当你想用完一餐美味佳肴,却总会留下一些香料植物? 其实，你可以收集所有剩下的香草，用来做夏日清爽鸡尾酒的原料。让我们来探索4种简单而神奇的食谱，它们会让你和你的客人们疯狂!
Plum and Thyme Prosecco Smash
李子百里香起泡酒
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Ingredients(成分):
For Thyme Simple Syrup（百里香糖浆）:
Water / 水
Sugar / 糖
3 Thyme Sprigs/ 3枝百里香
For the Cocktail（鸡尾酒）:
3 Sprigs of Thyme /3枝百里香
4 Tablespoon Thyme Syrup / 4汤匙百里香糖浆
1 Bottle of Prosecco / 1瓶起泡酒
2 Plums / 2颗李子
1 Lemon / 1颗柠檬
Instructions（说明）:
For Thyme Simple Syrup（百里香糖浆）:
In a saucepan, put sugar and water and bring to boil. After, remove from the heat and add thyme sprigs, stir and let it steep for 30 minutes.
在平底锅里，放入糖和水，烧开。之后，熄火，加入百里香，搅拌，泡30分钟。
For the Cocktail（鸡尾酒）:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle 2 plums (peeled and chopped) with the thyme simple syrup and lemon juice until all of the juice has been released. 在鸡尾酒摇壶中，将2个李子(去皮和切碎)与百里香糖浆和柠檬汁混合，直到所有的汁水都被释放出来。
Add ice and shake it in a cocktail shaker. 加入冰块，放入鸡尾酒摇壶中摇匀。
Fill the glasses with prosecco and garnish with fresh plum slices and thyme sprigs. 在杯子里装满起泡酒，用新鲜的李子片和百里香枝装饰。
Basil and Lavender Mocktail
罗勒薰衣草无酒精鸡尾酒
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Ingredients（成分）:
4 Leaves of Basil / 4片罗勒叶
4 Sprigs of Lavender / 4枝薰衣草
1 Teaspoon of Honey / 1茶匙蜂蜜
1 Pink Grapefruit / 1只西柚
1 Lemon / 1颗柠檬
Instructions（说明）:
In a shaker pour juice of one lemon and of half pink grapefruit, put one teaspoon of honey and chopped basil leaves. 在摇壶里倒入柠檬汁和半个西柚汁，放一茶匙蜂蜜和切碎的罗勒叶。
Shake all and put in a glass. 摇匀后放入玻璃杯。
Serve with fresh basil leaves and lavender flowers from the garden. 搭配新鲜罗勒叶和花园里的薰衣草。
Rosemary Gin Tonic
迷迭香金汤力
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Ingredients (成分):
4 Sprigs of Rosemary / 4枝迷迭香
1 Bottle of Gin / 1瓶杜松子酒
1 Bottle of Tonic Water /一瓶汤力水
1/2 Cucumber / 半根黄瓜
1 Lime / 1颗青柠
Instructions（说明）:
Put ice cubes in a glass. /把冰块放在玻璃杯里。
Pour 3/10 of gin and 7/10 of tonic water in the glass. 倒入3/10杜松子酒和7/10汤力水。
Cut three slices of cucumber and add two sprigs of rosemary. 切三片黄瓜，加入两枝迷迭香。
Add one slice of lime to complete. 加一片青柠。
Lavender Blueberry Vodka Spritzer
薰衣草蓝莓伏特加汽酒
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Ingredients (成分):
For the Blueberry Lavender Simple Syrup（蓝莓薰衣草糖浆）:
1 Cup Sugar / 1杯糖
1 Cup Water / 1杯水
1 Cup Blueberries (fresh or frozen) /一杯蓝莓(新鲜或冷冻)
4 Sprigs Lavender / 4枝薰衣草
For the Cocktail （鸡尾酒）:
1 Cup Blueberries (frozen or fresh) /一杯蓝莓(新鲜或冷冻)
2 Cups Vodka / 2杯伏特加
1 Lime / 1颗青柠
Club Soda / 苏打水
Garnish: Fresh Sprigs Lavender /装饰:新鲜的薰衣草枝
Instructions（说明）:
For Lavender Simple Syrup（薰衣草糖浆）:
In a saucepan combine sugar, water and blueberries and bring to boil. Mix well so as to dissolve the sugar. 在平底锅中加入糖、水和蓝莓，煮沸。混合均匀，使糖溶解。
From medium-high heat, reduce the heat to a low simmer and add lavender sprigs. Let it cook for 10 minutes. 从中高火，把火降低到小火，加入薰衣草枝。让它煮10分钟。
Use a masher to squeeze all the remaining juice from the berries while you pour it in a jar. 当你把浆果倒进罐子里的时候，用搅拌机把剩余的果汁都压出来。
For the Cocktail（鸡尾酒）:
In a glass combine vodka, 3/4 cup of the blueberry lavender simple syrup, lime juice, club soda and ice. 在一个杯子里混合伏特加，3/4杯蓝莓薰衣草纯糖浆，青柠汁，苏打水和冰。
Garnish with fresh blueberries and fresh sprigs of lavender. 饰以新鲜的蓝莓和新鲜的薰衣草枝。
Cheers!
干杯！