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Recipes: Top three booze-free cocktails for summer




Raise a glass to the August Bank Holiday - with a trio of cocktails full of flavour but free from booze, courtesy of Seedlip

Seedlip Summer Cocktail Trio - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58921047)
Seedlip Summer Cocktail Trio - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58921047)

Grove Strawberry Sour

Seedlip Grove Strawberry Sour - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920728)
Seedlip Grove Strawberry Sour - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920728)

Make your strawberry syrup in advance and keep it in the fridge.

You’ll need:

● 50ml Seedlip Grove 42

● 30ml pink grapefruit juice

● 20ml strawberry syrup

● 20ml aquafaba or 1 egg white

Equipment:

● Cocktail shaker

● Cocktail strainer or sieve

Method:

Strawberry Syrup:

1. In a bowl, cover 400g of strawberries in 200g of sugar

2. Cover the bowl & leave to sit for 3 hours

3. Strain the syrup and keep in fridge

4. Retain candied strawberries for garnish!

To mix:

1. Shake all ingredients without ice

2. Add ice and shake again

3. Strain into glass over large ice cube

Humble Root Mary with Seedlip Spice 94

Seedlip Spice Humble Mary - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920731)
Seedlip Spice Humble Mary - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920731)

The ideal Sunday brunch accompaniment; garnish your glass with a salt/cayenne mix on half of the rim.

You’ll need:

● 50ml Seedlip Spice 94

● 50ml carrot juice

● 1 pinch turmeric powder (or 1cm fresh turmeric)

● 20ml maple syrup

● 25ml lemon juice

● 1 abundant carrot top (yes, the green leaves!)

To mix:

1. Stir all ingredients over ice

2. Strain into a highball filled with ice

3. Garnish with carrot top tips

Green Garden Cooler

Seedlip Green Garden Cooler - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920727)
Seedlip Green Garden Cooler - IMAGE Justin DeSouza (58920727)

The perfect cocktail to use up any leftover or wilting herbs in the fridge.

You’ll need:

● 50ml Seedlip Garden 108

● Leftover fresh leaf herbs; you could use basil, mint, coriander, spinach

● 10ml apple cider vinegar

● 10ml lemon juice

● 25ml elderflower cordial

● Soda water

To mix:

1. Shake all ingredients except soda water together in a shaker

2. Strain into a highball glass

3. Top with soda and garnish with fresh herbs

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