Summer is heating up! Do you want some healthy and delicious drinks to cool down during summer days? Here I share some refreshing summer drink recipes that are made with fruits, herbs, and sodas.
We’re spending most of our days outdoors for our work or another purpose. On the summer days, we will go down for hot heat, not only outdoor but even we are also exhausted in the house too. Instead of constantly buying cans of sodas that are unhealthy for you, so here are few summer drink recipes that are easy to make and everyone will love.
# Butterfly Pea Flower Cocktail
Ingredients: White Rum, Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, ice, a few drops of lemon
Method: Boil around 150ml of water and add the 2 tea spoons of the loose tea mix for a decoction. Allow it to cool. Pour the white rum over ice in a glass, add the cooled decoction. Add the lime at the end to watch the magic.
# MojitoIngredients: 45ml White Rum, 6 mint leaves, soda, half a lime, 2 teaspoons of sugar
Method: Muddle the leaves with sugar and the lime juice, add the rum and top with soda. Or put it all in the blender for 30 seconds and pour over ice.
Should you not want to to make the effort of doing all that, feel free to buy the ready to drink cocktail mix below.
# Pina ColadaIngredients: 30ml white rum, 30ml Malibu (optional), 120ml & Stirred Cocktail Mix - Pina Colada
Method: Mix it all with crushed ice, pour into pineapple, coconut, or glass, find somewhere to lounge, enjoy!
# Gin & Tonic
Ingredients: Gin, Tonic, ice.
Method: Add one part gin and three parts tonic over ice. If you’re feeling fancy, add an orange slice.
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# Cold Brew MartiniIngredients: 60ml of your fav cold brew coffee, 15ml sugar syrup, 60ml vodka (can use Smirnoff Espresso Vodka if you really like coffee) , 30ml Kahlua or Bailey’s Irish Cream
Method: Add all ingredients in a shaker (or add into a blender for a minute) and shake vigorously, garnish with coffee beans or instant coffee powder such as this brand's. Best enjoyed chilled.
# Red Wine Sangria
Ingredients: A bottle of wine, 220ml brandy, ½ apple, ½ orange, 220ml orange juice, 3-4 tablespoons of brown sugar or jaggery.
Method: Cut up the fruit, and add to a bowl or vessel to hold it, and add the sugar. Muddle with a wooden spoon for a minute. Add the orange juice and brandy and repeat the process for half a minute. Add the wine and mix. Adjust to suit your taste. You can also add edible flowers and other fruit per your preference.
# Boozy Peach Iced Tea
Ingredients: 250ml Peach Ice Tea, 30ml vodka, 30ml simple syrup with 6-7 mint leaves, ice.
Method: Make the tea per your preference and cool. Once cooled, add everything into a cocktail shaker (or protein shake mixer, no judgement) and shake. Pour it out, garnish with mint leaves. Feel free to add more tea or vodka. Use lemon tea for the classic version.
# Pink Vodka LemonadeIngredients: 30ml Vodka, 13ml lime juice, 1 sachet of raspberry fruit juice powder, 200ml Sprite
Method: In glass with 2-3 ice cubes, combine all the ingredients, adding the sprite last. Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy.
# Chamomile Honey And Whiskey CocktailIngredients: 2 spoons of Chamomile Tea, 300ml of water, 30ml of whiskey or bourbon, 1.5 teaspoons honey, half an orange slice, one slice of lime.
Method: Boil water and make chamomile tea. Muddle orange and lime. Add the tea over the orange and lime mixture, add honey. Once cooled, add that, honey and some ice in a shaker and shake. Strain it out and pour into glass. Enjoy!
# Bourbon Vanilla ShakeIngredients: 90ml of Bevry vanilla milk (or 90 grams of vanilla ice cream), 1 teaspoon vanilla essence or extract, 45ml Bourbon or whiskey
Method: Cool the oat milk, add the bouron and vanilla and mix, or blend in a blender. If you're using ice cream, wait till it melts before you do this. You can also add it to popsicle moulds, and freeze in the ice cream for an indulgent dessert.