herbal lemonade

Store-bought lemonade is delicious, but nothing beats Grandma’s homemade herbal lemonade. With a deft hand, our grandmother would pick wild and cultivated plants from the garden, combine them with spices, fresh water, and a little sugar, and serve it during the hottest, driest, and most tired hour of the afternoon. A wonderful kick of freshness that gently awakened body and mind from their slumber.

The Sakiškių alus brewery draws on these memories and uses a whole range of herbs and spices to create a lemonade that lives up to grandma’s original. Their Herbal Lemonade is a refreshing drink that comes in colorful cans and boasts complexity, depth of flavor, and the freshness of a summer morning.

The brew is made from nettle and rose petals, ginger, turmeric, fennel seeds, fenugreek, coriander seeds, caraway, and anise. While the nettle provides a lovely earthiness and tartness, rose and ginger contribute sweetness and bright, fruity acidity. The abundance of spices gives the Herbal Lemonade a spicy kick and expands to create an unparalleled depth of flavor. This unparalleled lemonade can be enjoyed chilled straight from the can or served over ice. We like to garnish the drink with a slice of lemon to bring out the citrus notes of the ginger.

Such a delicious lemonade is otherwise only available from grandmas with herb gardens!