TL;DR: The lemongrass Collins is a non-alcoholic tall cocktail made with Dry Shot Original Spirit, fresh lemon juice, homemade lemongrass syrup, and club soda. It takes 4 minutes to build and is rooted in the natural lemongrass notes of noble kava root extract. The syrup amplifies what's already in the spirit. Zero alcohol. Kava's calming lift activates within 15–20 minutes. Serves one.
Lemon juice, lemongrass syrup, and The Original over ice — tall, cold, and sharp at the edges. The lemongrass that threads through the spirit meets the syrup halfway and the whole thing gets bright and almost floral without trying to be. This is the afternoon drink.
The Collins is one of the oldest formats in the cocktail canon because the logic is simple: spirit, sour, sweet, long. What the lemongrass syrup does here is amplify a note that's already inside the kava spirit rather than introduce something new. The result is coherent in a way that most flavored drinks aren't — it tastes like it was planned.
How do you make lemongrass syrup?
Simmer equal parts sugar and water with two bruised lemongrass stalks for 10 minutes, then cool and strain. It holds refrigerated for two weeks and works in everything from iced tea to a sparkling water upgrade. Make it once and you'll find reasons to use it.
Serves 1 · Prep 4 min · Glass Collins or highball
What you need
- 2 oz Dry Shot Original Spirit
- ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¾ oz lemongrass syrup (see note)
- 3 oz club soda
- Ice
- Lemon wheel and fresh lemongrass stalk to garnish
How to make it
- Add the spirit, lemon juice, and lemongrass syrup to a shaker with ice.
- Shake for 8 seconds.
- Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.
- Top with club soda. Stir once, gently.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and a lemongrass stalk set in the glass.
Note: Lemongrass syrup: simmer 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and 2 bruised lemongrass stalks for 10 minutes. Cool completely, then strain. Refrigerated, it keeps for 2 weeks.
Made with Dry Shot Original Spirit — botanical, layered, built for mixing.