You can drink something fancy with no alcohol and you can get some extra point if you can make it healthy as well, nut just a mix of sugary drinks with different taste.
A while ago I wanted to quit drinking but I knew I will miss having cocktails…so “WHAT DO”? I took the challenge and created for myself only cocktails with what i had in the house and tried to stay away from sugar as well.
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Let’s get to it!
All Ts
Ingredients
- 100 ml fresh Jasmin tea
- 10 – 12 fresh mint leaves
- a fresh half peach cut in cubes
- 15 ml lime juice
- Ice
- Garnish: extra fresh mint leaves, thin peach slice, lime wheel
Tools
- Cocktail strainer
- Shaker
- Tea strainer
- Collins glass
- Pot
- Muddler
The how to
First brew your tea as you like. In your shaker add the fresh mint leaves and press them gently with your muddler. Add the peach cubes and do the same. Pour in your hot tea and let it sit for 10 minutes. Before touching the shaker(it will be hot), add a scope of ice. Add you lime juice and shake well. Double strain the mix over ice in your glass and garnish with the extra mint leaves, lime wheel and peach slice.
Lavender note
Ingredients
- 50 ml sparkling water
- 75 ml water
- 15 ml lemon juice
- a tea spoon of lavender bulbs
- 5 to 7 fresh blackberries
- Ice
- Garnish: 2-3 extra fresh blackberries
Tools
- Cocktail strainer
- Shaker
- Tea strainer
- Muddler
- Rocks glass
The how to
In your shaker add the lavender bulbs and press them with your muddler. Add the blackberries, water and lemon juice. Add your ice and shake well. Double strain the mix over ice in your glass. Add your sparkling water and garnish with your extra blackberries.
Brown sangria
Ingredients
- 500 ml black coffee
- 4 orange wheels
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cut strawberries
- Ice
- Garnish: orange wheel
Tools
- Pot
- Rocks glass
The how to
First part of making this cocktail will need you to prepare a back coffee (make it as you like). After the coffee is cold add your orange wheels, star anise, strawberries and cinnamon stick to it and leave it over night in the fridge.
For serving, add ice to your glass and the orange wheel as well. strain some coffee sangria in your glass and sip. Add some water if the taste is too strong.
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