Winter Mocktails From Sodastream
After lots of festive and new year celebrations, I’m ready to settle down at home with a nice mocktail, and Sodastream has shared a series of recipes for inspiration:
Winter Cobbler
A lively, aromatic wintery cobbler that’s all about that glorious ginger kick.
SodaStream Ginger Ale brings the sparkle and the spice, lifting your botanical spirit of choice, and giving the whole thing a proper bit of swagger. A touch of Botivo adds depth and a whisper of herbs, making it feel like you’ve put far more effort in than you actually have. Built tall over ice, it’s bright, fragrant and ridiculously drinkable.
Buy Botivo in Majestic, Ocado, Waitrose or joinclubsoda.com, and Rebels 0.0 at joinclubsoda.com. .
Ingredients:
- 50ml SodaStream Ginger Ale
- 50ml of alcohol-free botanical spirit (Gordon’s, Rebels Botanical Dry)
- 15ml Botivo
- Garnish – Orange wheel and sprig of rosemary
Method:
- Fill your Sodastream bottle up to the water line with plain, cold tap water and fizz
- Use the measuring cap on the Sodastream Ginger Ale syrup bottle to pour the concentrate to the marked middle line (for standard mix) or a lower line (for lighter taste)
- Add to the carbonated water and gently tilt or swirl to mix. Avoid shaking vigorously to keep the fizz
- Fill a glass with ice and pour over the Sodastream ginger ale
- Add your botanical spirit and Botivo and gently stir
- Finish with a fresh orange wheel and a sprig of rosemary
Mountain Paloma
Grab a carton of ruby red grapefruit juice from the supermarket (no bits, unless you enjoy chewing your cocktails), add your Everleaf Mountain. To give this a bit of tartness we use the SodaStream Cloudy Lemonade.
It’s fresh, it’s pink, it’s fabulous – and frankly, the Paloma is the cocktail of the moment, turning up in all the chi-chi bars. Make one at home and you’ll feel like you should be wearing sunglasses indoors.
Fancy a bit more of a kick – you can make this into a spicy paloma with a couple of drops of tabasco and a spicy salt rim.
Buy Everleaf Mountain in Majestic, Ocado or joinclubsoda.com.
Ingredients:
- 45ml Sodastream Cloudy Lemonade
- 45ml Everleaf Mountain
- 40ml Grapefruit juice (no bits)
- Couple of drops of tabasco (optional)
- Garnish: Grapefruit wheel or a spicy salt rim
Method:
- Fill your Sodastream bottle up to the water line with plain, cold tap water and fizz
- Use the measuring cap on the Sodastream Cloudy Lemonade syrup bottle to pour the concentrate to the marked middle line (for standard mix) or a lower line (for lighter taste)
- Add to the carbonated water and gently tilt or swirl to mix. Avoid shaking vigorously to keep the fizz
- Fill a glass with ice and add your Everleaf Mountain and grapefruit juice and stir
- Pour over the Sodastream Cloudy Lemonade
- For a spicy kick, add a couple of drops of Tabasco
- To add a spicy salt rim, moisten the rim of your glass with a citrus wedge (lime or lemon) and then dip it into a mixture of coarse salt and spicy ingredients such as chili powder, red pepper flakes, or a pre-made chili-lime seasoning like Tajín
- Garnish with a dried grapefruit wheel
Cloud Nine
A proper party-starter, this one. Light, zesty and full of natural pep, thanks to Three Spirit Livener and its little line-up of energising botanicals – think guayusa, schisandra and green tea for that lively lift without going anywhere near the booze.
SodaStream sparkling water keeps it crisp, elderflower cordial adds a soft floral wink, and the whole thing comes together like it was born to get the night moving.
Ingredients:
- 50ml Sodastream sparkling water
- 50ml Three Spirit Livener
- 20ml Elderflower cordial
- Garnish with a lemon twist or slice
Method:
- Fill your Sodastream bottle up to the water line with plain, cold tap water and fizz
- Fill a glass with ice and add your Three Spirit Livener and elderflower cordial
- Pour over the Sodastream sparkling water
- Garnish with a lemon twist or slice
