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Lemons are one of the most common ingredients that are used for making refreshing mocktails during the summer. Since they belong to the citrus fruit category, they contain Vitamin C and many minerals, which keep the body hydrated. Other than this, mint leaves are also widely used to add freshness and flavour to your concoctions.
From watermelon to lime and litchi, each mocktail is made with a few ingredients yet tastes delicious. Watermelon is a popular summer fruit, which is high in water content and the natural sugar adds to the flavour of any concoction. Litchi is another seasonal fruit that can be incorporated in your summer mocktails. Apart from drinking litchi juice, you can pair it with other ingredients to make a mocktail. here are a few yummy and refreshing mocktails shared by mixologist Pawan Chand Rajwar from The Weekend- Wine & More.
1. Spicy Dice
Spicy Dice is a refreshing citrus mocktail prepared by the "muddle and shake" method. As the name suggests, the delicious concoction has a spicy kick to it which is due to the addition of green chilli. The citrusy flavour of lime juice pairs really well with pomegranate and the chilli.
Ingredients:
• 120 ml sweet lime juice
• 1 green chilli
• 15 ml pomegranate syrup
Source: Spicy Dice/The Weekend-Wine & More
Method:
• Muddle the green chilli in a shaker.
• Add fresh lime juice and grenadine syrup to it.
• Shake it well.
• Pour in a hurricane glass and garnish with green chilli and dehydrated sweet lime.
2. Blue Sea
It is a clear mocktail prepared with limited ingredients using the build-up method, i.e., by adding all ingredients one by one. The blueish hue is lent to it by blue curacao, which is a liqueur made from laraha orange. The mocktail is so beautiful that you won't be able to take your eyes off it.
Ingredients:
• 15 ml of lime juice
• 120 ml of litchi juice
• 12 ml of blue curaçao
Method:
• Add fresh lime juice to a champagne flute.
• Then, pour in the litchi juice, followed by the blue curacao.
• Finally, garnish the drink with a lemon and cucumber slice.
3. Watermelon Mintini
It is an all-time summer favourite. It is very basic yet really refreshing and is prepared using the build-up method. A water-rich summer fruit, watermelon chunks go into the making of this refreshing mocktail. Add to this some lime juice and sugar syrup and enjoy.
Ingredients:
• 100 g of watermelon
• 15 ml of mint juice
• 15 ml of lemon juice
• 15 ml of sugar syrup
Source: Watermelon Mintini/The Weekend-Wine & More
• Add a few mint leaves and watermelon chunks to a tall glass.
• Add a sweet and sour mix to this, and then add crushed ice.
• Pour soda over it and garnish it with watermelon.
