Limoneira Lemon Cocktails 

No Limes - No Worries

Meyer Lemon Mojito

Serves: 4 

This classic mojito is amped up with a mint-infused simple syrup and limes are switched out for Meyer lemons. 

Ingredients:

Mint simple syrup:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, packed
• 1 cup mint simple syrup, chilled
• 1 cup white rum, chilled
• � cup Meyer lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
• 1 cup club soda, chilled
• ice
• mint sprigs, optional garnish 

Preparation:

1. For the syrup: using a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water and mint leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and allow to rest for 20 minutes. Strain the syrup. Cover and chill.
2. For the mojitos: using a pitcher, combine the mint syrup, rum, lemon juice and club soda. Stir and pour into ice-filled glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs. 

Lemon Ice

Makes 1 cocktail  

Ingredients:  

• 2 oz. vanilla vodka
• 1 oz. vanilla schnapps
• 1 oz. apple juice
• 4 oz. lemonade
• Garnish: sugared lemon slice

Preparation:  

1. Put all ingredients in a blender with a cup of ice, and blend until completely smooth and there are no chunks. Pour into a glass, and garnish with slice sugared lemon.

Lemon Mule

Makes 1 cocktail 

Ingredients:  

• 1/2 ounce Meyer lemon juice (juice of about 1 lemon wedge)
• 2 ounces vodka
• 5 ounces best-quality ginger beer
• ice cubes
• Lemon slices, for garnish 

Preparation: 

1. Squeeze lemon juice into mug or glass and top with vodka. Add a few ice cubes and stir to slightly chill the  liquids. Top with the ginger beer and add more ice until mug or glass is full. Garnish with a few lemon slices. 

Lemon Muddled Cuba Libre

Makes 1 cocktail  

Ingredients:  

• 1 1/2 oz White or Amber Rum
• 4 to 6 oz Cola
• Large Ice-cubes
• Lemon slice

Preparation: 

1. Place the lemon slice into a tall bar glass and muddle slightly
2. Add Ice
3. Add the Rum
4. Fill with Cola 

Lemon Caipirinha

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Leblon
• Cachaca
• 2 tsp Sugar / Bar Sugar
• 1/2 Lemon (cut into wedges)
• Glass: Old-Fashioned Glass 

Preparation:

1. Muddle the lemon and sugar in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass. Add the cachaca, then crushed ice. Stir well, pulling the ingredients from the bottom to the top of the ice.

The Lemon Rickey

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 2 oz gin, white rum, or vodka
• 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Fill glass with ice
2. Add 2 oz of favorite spirit
3. Squeeze two wedges of citrus and toss the peels into the glass
4. Top with soda and stir, top with soda water, garnish with lemon slice.

Lemon Collins

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Club soda
• Maraschino cherry for garnish
• Lemon slice for garnish

Preparation: 

1. Pour the gin, lemon juice, and sugar syrup in a Collins glass with ice cubes.
2. Stir thoroughly. Top with club soda. Garnish with the cherry and lemon slice.

Meyer Lemon Mai Tai 

Makes 1 cocktail 

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz Light Rum
• 1 oz Dark Rum
• 1/4 oz Orange Curacao
• 1/4 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1/2 oz Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice

Preparation: 

1. Mix the Orange Curacao, Orgeat, Pineapple and Lemon juices in the right proportions for the number of Mai Tai's you're making. 
2. Fill an old-fashioned glass with crushed ice or ice cubes. Pour in the light rum and the mix of other ingredients,  then float the dark rum on top. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and a pineapple slice. 

Lemon Thyme Gimlet  

Makes 4-6 cocktails

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups gin
• 1 bunch thyme
• 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups simple syrup (prepared by melting 2 cups sugar in 2 cups water and cooling) 

Preparation: 

1. Muddle the thyme in the gin and let it steep for several hours.
2. Combine the ingredients in a large pitcher.
3. Pour mixture into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into chilled cocktail glasses and garnish with a thyme sprig. 

Lightning Lemon Daiquiri 

Makes 1 cocktail 

Ingredients: 

• � oz Sugar Syrup
• 1 � oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 2 oz White Rum

Preparation: 

1. Wipe the rim of a cocktail glass with a lemon wedge then dip into sugar to rim the glass. Next add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into the cocktail glass. 

Rosemary Lemon Margarita 

Makes 4 cocktails

Ingredients: 

• 8 Lemons (Juice Only)
• 24 ounces Club Soda
• 4 Rosemary Sprigs
• 4 tablespoons Sugar
• 4 ounces Tequila 

Preparation:

1. Combine lemons, club soda, sugar and tequila in pitcher. Mix well. Refrigerate until cold. Place 1 rosemary sprig in each of the 4 serving cups. Pour margarita and drink cold or iced.

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• Lemons or Lemon Juice: Lemon juice can be used in a variety of ways to remove dirt and rust stains on numerous surfaces throughout the home.
• Olive Oil: Great product for hydrating wood or minimizing scratches, olive oil can also be used as a furniture polish when mixed with lemon juice.
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Lemouroudji (West African Lemonade)

• 2 pieces ginger

1 gal water

1 lb lemons

1 cup sugar

ground cayenne pepper

Limoneira Meyer Lemon and Cranberry Scones

1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus an additional 3 tablespoons IF using fresh cranberries)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter cut into small pieces

2 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated Meyer Lemon zest (from about 3 medium-sized lemons)

1 1/4 cups fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped OR 1 1/4 cups dried cranberries

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

1 cup heavy cream, room temperature

Raw sugar, for scone tops (optional)

Sliced Almonds, for scone tops (optional)

• If using fresh cranberries: In a small bowl, toss together the fresh cranberries and 3 tablespoons sugar and stir into flour mixture.
• If using dried cranberries: Add and stir into flour mixture.

1 gal water

1 lb lemons

1 cup sugar

ground cayenne pepper

Lemon Chicken Soba Salad

• Fresh zest and juice from 1 Limoneira lemon
• 2 Tbs. Light soy sauce
• 1 Tbs. Toasted sesame oil
• 1 Tbs. Honey
• 1 Red chili, chopped
• 1 Garlic clove, minced
• 1 Green onion, chopped
• 2 oz. Soba noodles
• 1 Head broccoli, cut into bite size
• 1 Chicken breast, cooked(boiled) and shredded (Can be substitute cooked crab meat or shrimp)
• Sesame seeds for garnish

1. Mix lemon zest, juice and next 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside. Bring 8 cups of water to boil in a pot. Cook soba noodles by following the direction of the package you are using. Add broccoli into boiling water when one minute is left with cooking soba noodles. Drain noodles and broccoli and rinse in cold water.
2. Add noodles, broccoli and chicken into dressing we made earlier and toss until well combined. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with sesame seeds.
3. Serve cold and enjoy!