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Lemony-Tarragon Spritzers

Dairy Free Dairy-Free Gluten Free Gluten Free Nut Free Nut Free Vegan Vegan
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By: Denise BustardLeave a Comment
Posted: 9/7/13 Updated: 8/29/20

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Lemony-tarragon spritzers are the perfect summery drink and would be great served at a BBQ. With a tarragon simple syrup, fresh lemon, and fizzy soda water.

Lemon Tarragon Spritzer in a glass with striped straw and half a lemon

I know what you're thinking.

Doesn't she know that we have crossed that magical threshold between August and September?

The threshold that means that we have transitioned from lemony summery things to pumpkiny fall things?

Well,  I actually made these last week-end, when it was still officially August, but was sooo sloooow in posting them that it's now feeling kind of late for this type of drink.

Reasons you'll ♡ these lemony tarragon spritzers

  • they are light, fizzy and refreshing
  • they are a great way to use tarragon
  • they would be perfect served at a summer BBQ!

Overhead shot of Lemon Tarragon Spritzer in a glass with a striped straw and half lemon

Slow is the name of my game these days.

Slow walking, slow working, slow driving (followed by road raging my fellow unsympathetic fast driving road companions). Unfortunately I also seem to be slow in the 'thinking' category.

At 8 months pregnant, it is time to slow down!

(Which, by the way is why my posting frequency has also slowed down).

Close up shot of Tarragon sprig in the Spritzer glass

Overhead shot of Lemon Tarragon Spritzer with fresh tarragon sprig

This drink was great to prepare because you can totally be lazy about it.

You do need to prepare a simple syrup, which will take you all of 10 minutes to make. Then set it aside to cool until you want to make your drink.

I'm not going to lie, I was a little dubious about pairing tarragon (which has a licoricey kind of flavor) with lemon, the flavors really complement each other, I promise you.

And the best thing for me is that I kind of felt like I was having a happy hour cocktail. It has a sort of gin and tonic (or my preference vodka and soda) sort of taste about it, with the herbal tarragon twist.

So make denial your friend, pretend that it's still August and make yourself one of these babies.

Tips & equipment for lemony tarragon spritzers

  • we have gone can-free and now love our SodaStream
  • looking for more simple cocktail recipes? Check out this Raspberry Herb Smash Cocktail, this Virgin Watermelon Sangria or this Frozen Cherry Limeade

Did you make this? Tag me on social @sweetpeasandsaffron and be sure to leave a comment and rate the recipe!

lemony tarragon spritzer in glass with cut lemon and straw

Lemony-Tarragon Spritzers

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Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
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Lemony-tarragon spritzers are the perfect summery drink and would be great served at a BBQ. With a tarragon simple syrup, fresh lemon, and fizzy soda water.
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Ingredients

Tarragon Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 sprigs fresh tarragon

Spritzers

  • ice
  • 4 oz tarragon simple syrup one shot
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • 1 ½ cans soda water to taste (~⅓ of a can per drink)
  • sprigs tarragon to garnish

Instructions 

Tarragon Simple Syrup

  • Bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add tarragon sprigs and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Remove tarragon sprigs before preparing drink. Enough for 4 drinks

Spritzers

  • To prepare one spritzer, fill a glass with ice. Add one shot (2 oz) of cooled tarragon simple syrup, juice of half a lemon, and top with soda water to taste. Garnish with a sprig of tarragon, if desired.

Tips:

My untested hypothesis is that gin would work fabulously in this cocktail.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cocktail, Calories: 218kcal, Carbohydrates: 57g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 44mg, Potassium: 165mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 51g, Vitamin A: 126IU, Vitamin C: 30mg, Calcium: 57mg, Iron: 1mg
Author: Denise Bustard
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

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Meet Denise Bustard

Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more.

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