4 Refreshing pink drinks for summer
1st Jan 2015 Drinks
These blushing pink drinks are the perfect beverage for summer. Light, refreshing and a little bit sweet. Try these simple recipes to create the cocktails at home.
Pink gin
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'Pink gin' was first drunk by the Royal Navy back in the nineteenth century. The savage cocktail, believed to help seasickness, mixed Plymouth gin with a dash of angostura bitters, which gave it a pink hue.
Try infused tonic waters and mixers which carry the colours and flavour of the bitters, giving the drink a more palatable, twenty-first-century twist. Fever Tree's Aromatic Tonic is a good example.
Hibiscus iced tea
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- 1-litre water
- 15g dried hibiscus flowers
- 50ml sugar syrup
- 1 lime, cut into six wedges
Method:
- Pour the water into a large jug.
- Add the dried hibiscus flowers and steep overnight in the fridge.
- Strain to remove the dried flowers, and sweeten with the sugar syrup.
- Fill tall glasses with ice cubes, top up with cold-brew hibiscus tea, and garnish with lime wedges.
Ultimate pink G & T
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- 50ml Plymouth Gin
- Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic
- Strip of lemon zest
Method:
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes, pour in the gin and top up with Fever Tree Aromatic tonic.
- Run the pith-side of the lemon zest strip around the rim of the glass, then pop it into the drink.
Greyhound
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- 50ml gin or vodka
- Pink grapefruit juice
- Sprig of rosemary
Method:
- Fill a tumbler with ice cubes, pour in the gin or vodka, and top up with grapefruit juice. Garnish with a sprig of fresh rosemary, and serve.
