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A grown-up soft drink worth keeping in mind: an alcohol-free spritz on fruity rooibos, sharpened with lemon and a little raspberry syrup, then lengthened with sparkling water. Because rooibos has no caffeine, you can have a couple without it keeping you up, which makes it a good one to offer anyone not drinking. Shaking it over ice gives it a lively, frothy lift before the fizz goes in.
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You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Tropical Sun Rooibos and Strawberry
- 150ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml light raspberry syrup
- 80ml cold sparkling water
- 3 fresh strawberry slices
- 1 coupe or wine glass of at least 300ml, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
- 1 cocktail shaker with cubed ice
Equipment
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Under a saucer, steep the 2 tea bags of strawberry rooibos in 150ml of just boiled water for seven minutes; lift them out and cool the brew.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the cooled rooibos, the lemon juice and the raspberry syrup.
- Shake hard for about ten seconds, until frothy and cold.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Top with the cold sparkling water.
- Drop in the strawberry slices and serve.
- Tip: a sprig of mint or a few raspberries on top make it look the part for guests.
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Brewed with: Tropical Sun Rooibos and Strawberry, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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