Rosemary Lemonade is your new, refreshing summertime beverage. Pair your favorite lemonade with a rosemary simple syrup, and you may never go back to plain, old lemonade again! The herbal aroma and flavor makes tart, sweet lemonade even more refreshing.

Rosemary Lemonade is steeped in nostalgia for me. In college, a local pizza place served rosemary lemonade year-round, and even after I was of legal drinking age, I still couldn’t resist ordering rosemary lemonade with my pizza (and a beer, of course). I also used to grab a rosemary lemonade to go as I walked home with my pizza dough on nights I picked up dough to make my own pizza.

Not only does rosemary make lemonade even more delicious, but it adds health benefits, too! Rosemary is loaded with anti-inflammatory antioxidants, and studies have linked rosemary to improved memory and cognition, reduced stress and anxiety, and improved mood. Consuming rosemary isn’t the only way to get those brain benefits - even just inhaling the aroma of rosemary is associated with better cognition and mood!

So as you prepare this rosemary simple syrup for your lemonade, inhale deeply a few times. Pour yourself some lemonade, add the rosemary simple syrup, and sip slowly as you relax and hydrate this summer.

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Original publication date: July 12, 2021