LOVING YOUR LEMON TREE
HOW TO LOVE YOUR LEMONS
- Every spring, water your trees with trace elements.
- Twice a year, in spring and summer, water in iron chelates. The iron stops the leaves from yellowing and dropping off.
- Four times a year, (every season), apply certified organic poultry manure at a rate of one handful per square metre.
- Every fortnight, feed your trees using either seaweed or a flower and fruit fertiliser.
- Don't feed lemons while they're in flower. If you do, you'll get lots of beautiful leaves, but very few fruit.
Some of Our Citrus Tree Products
Lemon Cocktails
Gin Fizz
Ingredients
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz lemon juice fresh
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- club soda
Instructions
- Add gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice.
- Dry shake the ingredients vigorously for about 15 seconds to emulsify the egg white and create a frothy texture.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake again until well-chilled.
- Double-strain the mixture into a chilled highball or Collins glass.
- Top with club soda to create a fizzy texture.
- Garnish with a lemon slice.
Sidecar
Ingredients
- 2 oz cognac
- 1 oz triple sec or Cointreau
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- lemon or orange twist for garnish
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients
- Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice
- Strain into a chilled martini glass
- Garnish and serve
Whiskey Smash
Ingredients
- 2 oz of whiskey
- Half a lemon, cut into pieces
- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 oz of simple syrup
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a shaker, muddle the lemon pieces and mint leaves with sugar.
- Add whiskey and fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake it well until it’s very cold.
- Strain into a glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Whiskey Sour
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of whiskey
- 3/4 ounce of fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce of simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- Lemon slice and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Combine 2 ounces of whiskey, 3/4 ounce lemon juice, 1/2 ounce simple syrup, and 1 egg white in a shaker.
- Shake these ingredients without ice first (this is called a “dry shake”) to emulsify the egg white.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake again until it’s well-chilled.
- Strain it into a glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a lemon slice and cherry..
South Side
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of your favorite gin
- 3/4 ounce of simple syrup
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- About 5 to 7 fresh mint leaves
- 1 mint sprig
Instructions
- In your shaker, gently muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup to release the mint’s essential oils.
- Add the gin and fresh lemon juice to the shaker, along with a generous amount of ice.
- Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker feels cold, about 15-20 seconds.
- Strain the mixture into your chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a mint leaf for that final touch of elegance, and enjoy.
Corpse Revival
Ingredients
- ¾ Oz Gin
- ¾ Oz Lillet Blanc
- ¾ Oz Cointreau
- ¼ Oz Lemon Juice
- Absinthe
- 1 Orange Peel Garnish
Instructions
- Rinse a chilled cocktail glass with absinthe and toss the excess.
- In a shaker, add 1 ounce of gin, 1 ounce of Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano, 1 ounce of orange liqueur, and 1 ounce of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with an orange peel.
