Spring Cocktail: Cucumber Green Tea Cocktail

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Ingredients

1/2 cup club soda

4 limes for the recipe + more for garnish

handful mint leaves

1 cup brewed green tea

1 sliced cucumber (+ more for garnish if desired)

3/4 cup water

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup rum /vodka

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Directions

1. In a saucepan, put water, sugar and cucumber slices. Warm over medium to high heat till the sugar dissolves properly. Reduce the mixture to about 1 cup measurement. The consistency should be syrupy. Set aside to cool.
2. Once the cucumber syrup has cooled down, strain out the cucumber slices.
3. Side by side, brew some green tea and set aside to cool. Chill it in the refrigerator before using it in the cocktail.
4. Crush together about half the mint leaves with half a lime using a cocktail mixer or a crusher.
5. In the cocktail mixer add the juice of the remaining lime, 1/3rd cup rum/vodka, 1/4 the cup green tea and 1/4th cup cucumber syrup.
6. Just before serving, mix with ice and add some club soda.
7. For serving you can garnish with lime wedges, cucumber slices dropped in the cocktail or mint leaves.

I personally like to add either mint leaves and lime as a garnish or just cucumber slices. You could go either way. Also feel free to use either rum or vodka, both will give amazing results. Another point to remember is that while crushing mint and lime together do so coarsely, just enough for the mint to leave its oils! Do share your thoughts and ideas about this Spring Cocktail!

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Spring is a great time to get out and enjoy the outdoors. The sun shines brightly and fresh smells fill the air. The season is filled with many holidays and special occasions giving people plenty of reasons to celebrate. Whether you’re celebrating a spring holiday or  you need a drink recipe to make the day extra special. Iced green tea mojito is a spring drink you can make with simple ingredients. If you don’t have the ingredients at home, you can find them in your local market.

Spring Cocktail: Iced Green Tea Mojito

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Ingredients

4 mint leaves

2 teaspoons sugar

1 tablespoon lime juice (fresh)

1 ounce white rum

½ cup brewed green tea (chilled)

6 ice cubes

Procedure

1. Muddle the sugar, mint, and lime juice together in a glass until the mint leaves are slightly bruised. This helps to release the flavors.

2. Add the ice cubes, rum, and green tea and stir thoroughly.

3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Expert Tips

• To serve the cocktail as a pitcher drink, multiply the ingredients with the number of guests. For a more intimate setting, make the cocktails by the glass.

• If you don’t want to use raw sugar, substitute it with stevia or agave.

• You can replace green tea with any other type of tea. 

• If you can’t get hold of mint leaves, substitute them with shiso leaves (Japanese). 

• If you don’t drink alcohol, leave out the rum and make a lovely mocktail. 

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Of all spring drinks, this one stands out. It is a mixture of a mojito and freshly brewed iced tea. The tea blends beautifully with the sugar, rum, herb, and lime juice. The large amount of green tea makes the cocktail light and revitalizing and not too boozy. Iced green tea mojito is icy cool and has the antioxidant properties of rich green tea. It integrates seasonal ingredients and is a great addition to any party. It is perfect for those who love sweet spearmint tea or those who just need a reason to celebrate. Don’t be surprised if you make it your signature drink all spring and summer.

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