2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
In the hot sultry summer, one of the great ways to cool off and relax is a refreshing cocktail. It is this method that many people choose in conjunction with other summer vacation methods.
Summer smoothies can be milk, fruit or vegetable. There are recipes based on drinks such as tea, mineral water or kvass. Of course, there are also many cocktails with added alcohol. But here everyone chooses those tastes that will be to their liking. Consider the most unusual and interesting flavor combinations.
Peach Ginger Soda
To prepare 8 servings of this drink you will need: 2 ripe peaches, 2 tablespoons of chopped ginger, 1 glass of sugar, 16 fresh mint leaves and 2 liters of mineral water.
Cooking method. In a medium-sized saucepan, add a glass of water, ginger and sugar and heat to a light boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. The resulting syrup is removed from the fire,cover with a lid and set aside for half an hour.
Next, take a medium-sized bowl and strain the syrup through a sieve using a tablespoon to squeeze out the ginger juice. Cover the bowl with cling film and put it in the refrigerator to cool. If the syrup remains, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Spread peach slices into glasses, add approximately 2 tablespoons of syrup to each, add ice cubes and fill with mineral water. Decorate cocktails with 2 mint leaves and enjoy the taste.
Cranberry Basil Spritzer
Another rather unusual, but very tasty refreshing cocktail (non-alcoholic). For this recipe we will need: 1 cup plain water, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup basil leaves, 2 cups unsweetened cranberry juice, ¼ cup fresh lime juice, 1 liter chilled mineral water, 4 lime slices, 1 cup fresh cranberries.
Cooking method. In a medium saucepan, prepare the syrup: ordinary water + sugar, bring to a boil. Add half a cup of basil leaves and remove the pan from the heat, leave for 20 minutes.
Strain the syrup and let cool for an hour. At this time, in a pitcher (jug), we combine cranberry juice, lime juice and add syrup. Then add mineral water, lime slices and the remaining basil (half a glass) to the resulting mixture.
When serving, put ice cubes on the bottom of the glass, fill the spritzer, add a little more sparkling water to give freshness and decorate with basil leaves. Berryrefreshing cocktails look very harmonious on the table as they have a beautiful color.
Pineapple tequila cooler
And this refreshing alcoholic cocktail is even called "cooler", which means "freshener" in English. The recipe was created by the beverage director and co-owner of the dell'Anima restaurant in New York City.
Ingredients: ¾ cup water, ¾ cup sugar, 1 small pineapple, ¼ jalapeno pod, ¾ cup golden tequila, ¾ cup silver tequila, juice of two limes (approximately ¼ cup), 8 glasses with crushed ice, plus peel of 1 lime.
Cooking. In a small saucepan over moderate heat, prepare a syrup of water and sugar, bring to a boil and wait until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
In a large pitcher, puree the pineapple and jalapeño with a blender, add tequila, our chilled syrup and lime juice.
Add our refreshing cocktail to the glasses filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime peel spiral and serve.
Strawberry kvass
Summer refreshing cocktails can also be prepared with kvass, or rather, consider the option of making strawberry kvass.
To do this, take: 1 kg of strawberries, 5 liters of water, 100 grams of sugar, 25 grams of yeast, 25 grams of honey, 2 tablespoons of raisins, and citric acid on the tip of a knife.
We sort and wash the berries. We squeeze the juice, the cake is notThrow it away and put it in a saucepan and fill it with water. Bring this mixture to a boil, remove from heat and leave for 10 minutes. Straining.
We grind yeast, sugar, honey and citric acid in strawberry juice, mix and add to our water base. Then we leave somewhere in a warm place for a couple of days.
When kvass is ready, bottle it, add a few raisins to each. Keep this drink tightly closed in a cool place.
Cucumber Agua Fresca refreshing cocktail
For this cocktail you will need the following ingredients: syrup (water + sugar), 5 medium-sized cucumbers (pre-peeled and coarsely chopped, separate rings for decoration), 4 cups cold water, 1.5 cups chopped ginger, 0, 5 cups fresh lime juice and ice.
Preparing the syrup as described in the recipes above. And then we prepare the cocktail itself: we collect the ingredients in a blender (cucumbers, ginger and a little water). Blend until the cucumber is completely mashed.
Next, filter the resulting mixture well and discard the remaining cake. Add 4 tablespoons of syrup and lime juice. Serve cocktails with ice. You can also add mint leaves, they will also add freshness and decorate a refreshing cocktail.
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