These drinks are all that we need to stay hydrated this summer!
We are loving all summer topics. From skincare, fashion, beauty and all the yummy easy recipes that will keep us fresh! We got for you some drinks recipes that are easy to make and so tasty to miss!
Watermelon Limeade
Ingredients
- 16 c. seedless watermelon pieces
- 1 ¼ Lime juice
How to make it?
Puree watermelon in a blender, then mix with lime juice. When ready to serve, pour over ice and top with a splash of ginger ale.
How to make a watermelon-shaped dispenser:
- Using a paring knife and working at an angle, cut around one end of the watermelon to create a lid, then scoop out the fruit with a metal spoon.
- Hand-write “Enjoy” above the spigot in marker, then use a linoleum cutter to trace letters and etch them in.
- Fill with watermelon limeade, replace lid, and position on an iron stand or a bowl.
Ginger-Peach Soda
Ingredients:
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- 2 very ripe peaches
- 2 liter Seltzer
- 16 fresh mint leaves
How to make it?
- In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, bring 1 cup water, sugar, and ginger to a gentle simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove simple syrup from heat, cover, and steep for about 30 minutes.
- Over a medium bowl, pour syrup through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing minced ginger against sieve with the back of a spoon to extract flavor. Discard ginger. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled.
- Evenly distribute peach slices among 8 tall glasses. For each glass, lightly press peaches with the back of a wooden spoon to release their juice. Pour about 2 tablespoons chilled syrup over peaches. (Store remaining syrup in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.) Add ice cubes; then top with seltzer. Stir to distribute syrup, peach juice, and seltzer evenly. Garnish with 2 mint leaves.
Mocktail Blackberry Spritzer
Ingredients:
- 2 blackberries
- 1 1/2 oz. orange juice
- 1 oz. lemon juice
- 1 oz. Pinewood Social’s Saigon cinnamon syrup
How to make it?
In a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries with a wooden spoon. Add orange juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup and shake well. Strain into Collins glass; top with soda water.
Strawberry-Lemon Punch
Ingredients
- 1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
- 1 pt. ripe strawberries
- 6 1/4 c. cold water
- 1 qt. ginger ale
- whole strawberries
How to make it?
- Process lemonade concentrate, hulled strawberries, and 1 cup of water in a blender or food processor until berries are liquified.
- Pour the lemonade mixture into the punch bowl. Stir in the remaining 5 1/4 cups of cold water. Gradually stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice. Garnish with berries
Sparkling Thyme Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. water
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3/4 c. fresh lemon juice
- 3 c. Club Soda
- bourbon
How to make it?
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Add thyme and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer (do not stir) until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool completely; remove thyme.
- In a large pitcher, combine lemon juice and cooled syrup. Add soda and serve over ice with a splash of bourbon (if using).
