Promising all the flavour and none of the nasties, alcohol-free Seedlip cocktails might be just what you need this summer.
Created by: Jasmin Rutter, Seedlip Country Manager.
TEASER
Ideal for a single serve or batching for a group. This cocktail has a brilliant colour as well as being refreshingly sweet for sunny afternoons.
Make sure you don’t add ice or soda until serving, to ensure no dilution of flavours.
Ingredients
50ml Seedlip Grove 42
10ml honey syrup (see below)
10ml lemon juice
80ml cold rhubarb tea (see below)
dash of soda water
strawberry
ice
Honey Syrup
½ cup honey
½ cup boiling water
Mix and dissolve honey to create a thinner consistency
Rhubarb Tea
250ml boiling water
2 tea bags (Red Seal Strawberry & Rhubarb)
Steep tea bags in boiling water for an hour. Remove bags and let cool.
Method
Measure Seedlip Grove 42, honey syrup, lemon juice and tea into a glass. Mix well with a bar spoon. Add a generous amount of ice. Splash in a dash of soda water and stir. Garnish with a fresh slice of strawberry.
BLOSSOM
Despite the dainty name and hue, this cocktail packs a burst of flavour like any classic. Zesty, yet fresh with subtle mint and lingering spice flavours, it is a perfect aperitif drink to open the palate.
Ingredients
60ml Seedlip Spice 94
10ml rose syrup
15ml grapefruit cordial (Bickford’s Pink Grapefruit Cordial)
30ml grapefruit juice
6-8 mint leaves
rose petal or extra mint leaf
ice
Method
Measure all ingredients and add into a shaker. Three-quarter fill shaker with ice. Close shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled martini or coupé glass. (Strain through a fine strainer to catch any mint leaf debris.) Garnish with a rose petal or a mint leaf.