Tastes like summer!
01 May 2023 Hints & Tips
Summer is fast approaching, and we have gathered some amazing recipes on summer drinks for you to try out!
We are aware not everyone are drinking alcohol, so we have a selection of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for you to try out!
Mint and mango iced green tea (non-alcoholic)
Ingredients
1 mango, peeled, stoned and chopped
100g granulated sugar
4 tsp green tea leaves
small bunch fresh mint
1 lime, sliced
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STEP 1
Put half the mango in a saucepan with the sugar and 100ml water. Cook for 8-10 mins then strain through a sieve and leave the liquid to cool.
STEP 2
Meanwhile, pour 500ml boiling water into a large heatproof jug and add the green tea leaves. Leave to steep for 5 mins, then strain into a large glass jug and add 300ml cold water. Leave to cool completely then put into the fridge to chill.
STEP 3
Once cold, add the strained mango syrup to the chilled tea, along with the rest of the chopped mango, fresh mint and the lime slices. Fill up the jug with ice, stir gently and serve.
Peach Fizz (alcoholic)
Ingredients
- 2 White peaches, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup (80ml) lime juice
- 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar
- Thinly sliced peach, extra, to serve
- Raspberries, to serve
- 1/2 cup (125ml) gin
- Crushed ice, to serve
- 1.25L chilled sparkling lemon or lime mineral water
- Mint leaves to serve
Passion fruit martini (alcoholic)
Ingredients
- 2 ripe passion fruits (they should have a crinkly appearance), halved
- 60ml vanilla vodka
- 30ml passoa
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp sugar syrup
- prosecco, to serve
Scoop the seeds from one of the passion fruits into the glass of a cocktail shaker, add the vodka, passoa, lime juice and sugar syrup. Add a handful of ice and shake well, strain into 2 martini glasses, top up with prosecco, then add half a passion fruit to each. Serve immediately.