Making lemonade and other lime drinks. Mint-lime drink Lemonade with melon, lime and raspberries

Pour sugar into a small saucepan and pour 250 ml of water. While stirring, bring the liquid to a boil over moderate heat and cook until the crystals dissolve.

Cool syrup to room temperature and refrigerate. Then mix the solution with the remaining water and lemon juice.


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Ingredients

  • 3 oranges;
  • 1 lemon;
  • 100 g of sugar;
  • 1½ liters of water.

Cooking

Squeeze the juice from the citrus fruits and cut the zest from the peels. Pour sugar into a saucepan and cover with water. While stirring, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.

Let the syrup cool and strain through a sieve. Pour in orange and lemon juice, mix and cool the finished lemonade.


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Ingredients

  • 420 g of liquid honey;
  • 1,700 ml of water;
  • 450 g strawberries;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Pour 500 ml of water into the honey and whisk until smooth. Blend the strawberries and honey mixture in a blender.

Add juice and remaining water and stir. Pour the drink into glasses with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of pears;
  • 2½ liters of plain water;
  • a few sprigs of mint;
  • honey - to taste;
  • 1½ liters of sparkling water.

Cooking

Peel the pears, cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Pour half the lemon juice over the fruit and place in a saucepan. Add water and mint and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer the pears, covered, for about 40 minutes.

Throw out the mint and transfer the fruit to a plate. Cool slightly and mix with honey. The liquid should be quite sweet. Cool the broth and pears.

Puree fruit. Combine them with pear broth, sparkling water and the remaining lemon juice.


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Ingredients

  • 100 g of sugar;
  • 1 liter of water;
  • 1 piece of ginger 2-3 cm in size;
  • ½ bunch of mint leaves;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Put sugar in a small saucepan and pour 120 ml of water. Stirring, cook over moderate heat until the crystals dissolve. Put coarsely chopped peeled ginger and mint leaves into the syrup, mix and cool.

Strain the syrup through a sieve, combine the liquid with the remaining water and lemon juice. Pour the drink into glasses with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 4 limes;
  • 200 g of sugar;
  • 1,400 ml of water;
  • 6 tablespoons;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Trim the ends off the limes and divide each fruit into eight pieces. Bring the citruses, sugar and water with a blender until smooth.

Strain the resulting mass through a sieve. Whisk the liquid together with the condensed milk. Then add ice and mix with a blender again.


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Ingredients

  • 340 g raspberries;
  • 120 ml of ordinary water;
  • 100 g of sugar;
  • 150 g of honey;
  • 240 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • 1 liter of sparkling water;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Puree the raspberries with a blender and grind through a sieve. Dissolve sugar in water and. Add berry puree, citrus juice and sparkling water. Pour the lemonade into glasses filled with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 1 lemon;
  • 1 bunch purple basil;
  • 150 g of sugar;
  • 2½ liters of water;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Cut the lemon into slices and separate the basil leaves from the stalks. Put the leaves, citrus and sugar into boiling water. Bring it to a boil again, remove from heat and leave covered for 15 minutes.

Take out the lemon and leave for another half an hour. Strain the drink through a sieve, cool and pour into glasses with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 5-6 peaches;
  • finely grated zest of three lemons
  • 250 g sugar;
  • 1½ liters of water;
  • 250 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Cut into small pieces and place in a bowl. Add zest, sugar and 500 ml water. Simmer over moderate heat until the sweet crystals have dissolved and the peaches have softened.

Remember the fruit crush and boil a little more until slightly thickened. Cool the mass and strain it through a sieve. Add remaining water and lemon juice. Pour the drink into glasses with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 1 large cucumber;
  • 280 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • 170 g of liquid honey;
  • 500 ml of plain water;
  • 800 ml sparkling water.

Cooking

Cut the cucumber into medium pieces. Beat them with a blender along with lemon juice, honey and plain water. Strain the mass through a sieve and mix with soda.


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Ingredients

  • 1 medium pineapple;
  • 100 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar;
  • 1,200 ml of water;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

And cut into medium pieces. Blend pineapple, lemon juice and sugar in a blender until smooth. Dilute the resulting mixture with water and add ice.


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Ingredients

  • 8 medium kiwis;
  • some ordinary water;
  • 150 g of sugar;
  • 180 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • 1 liter of sparkling water.

Cooking

Peel the kiwi and cut two of them into small cubes. Put the pieces in an ice cube tray, fill with water and freeze.

Puree the remaining kiwi with a blender and grind through a sieve. Dissolve sugar in lemon juice, add fruit puree and sparkling water and stir. Put ice cubes with kiwi into the drink.


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Ingredients

  • ½ bunch fresh lavender or 1-2 tablespoons dried
  • 200 g of sugar;
  • 1 liter of water;
  • 350 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Cover the lavender with sugar and remember with your hands. Pour 500 ml of boiling water over and stir to dissolve the sugar. Cover the container and leave for 30-40 minutes.

Strain the resulting syrup. Add lemon juice and remaining cold water. Pour the drink into glasses with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 2 liters of water;
  • 2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary;
  • 100 g of sugar;
  • 170 g of honey;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Boil 500 ml of water in a saucepan. Put the rosemary there, reduce the heat and cook under the lid for 10 minutes.

Remove rosemary and let cool. Dissolve sugar and honey in it and refrigerate. Add citrus juice and remaining water. Pour the lemonade into glasses filled with ice.


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Ingredients

  • 200 g of sugar;
  • 1 liter of water;
  • 300 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice;
  • 500 ml pomegranate juice;
  • a handful of ice cubes.

Cooking

Put sugar in a small saucepan and pour 250 ml of water. While stirring, boil the syrup until the crystals dissolve. Then cool it down.

Mix lemon and pomegranate, remaining water and syrup. If the lemonade turns out sour, just add sugar to taste. Pour the drink into glasses with ice.

What is the best way to cool off on a hot summer day? Of course, a glass of lemonade! But in the purchased lemonade there is a lot of sugar and other ingredients unnecessary for our body, which cannot be said about the homemade drink, which is many times tastier and healthier. Even a child can make such lemonade, and all the ingredients for its creation are on the shelves in the store. We offer you the simplest options for making homemade lemonade, which is damn nice to drink in the summer heat.

Raspberry + lime

Mix in a carafe 0.6 cups of lime juice and 0.5 cups of sugar until the latter dissolves. Puree 1.5 cups of raspberries in a blender. Strain the berry puree through a sieve and squeeze out the juice. Pour it into a decanter. Then add 3 cups of sparkling water and crushed ice. Serve to the table.

Lemon + blueberry

You will need the freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons. Mix it in a blender with 2 cups of blueberries, 2 cups of water and 0.5 cups of sugar. Grind until smooth and strain through a sieve. Add thinly sliced ​​lemon and serve immediately.

Strawberry + lavender

Soak 2-3 tablespoons of dried lavender flowers in 200 ml of hot water. Let it brew for 30 minutes. 250 grams of fresh strawberries lightly mash with a spoon. Mix strawberries, 1.5 liters of cold water, lavender water, 5-6 tablespoons of sugar, juice of 2 lemons and mix well. Leave the drink in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours. Strain and serve.

Lemon + thyme

Place 1 bunch of fresh thyme in a saucepan and cover with 1 cup of clean drinking water. Add 1.5 cups of cane sugar to the same. Bring to a boil. Take out the thyme, cool the syrup and strain. Squeeze the juice of 2 lemons and mix with the syrup. Add mineral water to taste, a couple of slices of lemon, a sprig of thyme and ice. You can serve a drink to the table.

Lemon + cinnamon

You will need 10 lemons. Remove the zest from them, cut in half and squeeze the juice. Boil 2 liters of water and add cinnamon stick, lemon zest, 300 grams of sugar to it. Mix thoroughly and leave for a while. Then strain and refrigerate the drink. Add lemon juice and stir. Before serving, you can decorate the glass with a slice of lemon and a cinnamon stick.

Strawberry + lemon

Squeeze the juice of 6 lemons and strain it. Finely chop the zest. Add lemon zest and juice to 2.5 liters of water. Pour 0.5 liters of sugar syrup there. To prepare it, it is necessary to dissolve sugar in boiling water in a ratio of 1: 2. Stir and leave for a while.

Mash 3 cups of strawberries with a fork and add to your drink. Save a few things to decorate glasses. Strain the lemonade through cheesecloth and refrigerate for a while.

Watermelon + blackberry

Place 1 cup of sugar and 6 sprigs of rosemary in a saucepan. Pour in 1 glass of water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the saucepan from the heat and pour in another glass of water. Leave the syrup to infuse for a maximum of 30 minutes, and then strain. Cut 2.5 kilograms of watermelon pulp into small pieces, grind in a blender in several steps to a puree state and strain through a sieve.

Place 200 grams of blackberries in a jug and mash lightly with a spoon. Add watermelon juice, rosemary syrup and juice of 12 lemons. Mix and refrigerate. Before filling the glass, add ice, a little sparkling water and only then lemonade.

Apple + lemon + honey

Squeeze juice from apples so that you get 0.5 liters. Add 1 tablespoon of honey, juice and 0.5 liters of sparkling water. Cool down. Cut half an apple into cubes and half a lemon into rings. Add to chilled drink before serving. You can decorate the drink with sprigs of mint and honey lollipop.

Cherry + lemon

You will need juice from 0.5 kilograms of cherries and 1 lemon. Mix them and add sugar to taste. Refrigerate the concentrate. Place a few cherries in the bottom of the glass before serving. Fill it 1/3 full with juice and add mineral water with or without soda.

orange + rhubarb

Chop 8 large rhubarb stalks and place in a saucepan. Pour in 5 cups of water and add 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring the mass to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about an hour. Cool and strain the infusion, and then add a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and a few mint leaves. Put the lemonade in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.

Melon + mint

Cut into pieces 200 grams of melon. Tear a bunch of mint into sprigs. Puree the melon in a blender until smooth. Mix mashed potatoes, mint, 5 tablespoons of sugar, 50 milliliters of lime juice and pour 1 liter of still mineral water. Refrigerate the lemonade or add a few ice cubes.

Lemon + blackcurrant + grapes + apple

You will need 200 milliliters of apple juice, 200 milliliters of blackcurrant juice, 600 milliliters of sparkling water, the juice of one lime and sugar syrup to taste, a few grapes. Mix apple juice, currant juice and water. Stir. Add sugar syrup and a handful of halved grapes. Refrigerate your drink. Garnish with a sprig of mint before serving.

pear + sage

Cut a quarter of a lime into slices and place on the bottom of a narrow glass. Add 5 grams of sage leaves. Add crushed ice to taste. Squeeze out 100 milliliters of pear juice and pour into a glass. Add half a teaspoon of sugar syrup. Top up with carbonated mineral water to the brim. Garnish the glass with a sage leaf.

Mandarin + orange

Pour a glass of water into a saucepan and add 4 tablespoons of sugar. Bring the syrup to a boil, stir well and cook for another 5 minutes after boiling. Peel 6 tangerines and grind the pulp with a blender or with a pusher. Put the pulp of tangerines and a few sprigs of mint in a jug. Wash 4 more tangerines, cut into slices and place in a jug. Pour syrup, juice of 1 orange and 1 liter of water. Cool down.

Cucumber + lime

Cut the cucumber into slices and load into a blender. Squeeze the juice from half a lime and half an orange and pour in the same. Grind the ingredients until smooth. Add 3 tablespoons of puree to a chilled glass of water. Serve with a sprig of rosemary.

Watermelon + basil

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup water and 3/4 cup sugar. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat, add 1 cup basil leaves and let sit for 1 hour. Then strain through a sieve into a bowl. In a blender, grind 8 cups of watermelon pulp until smooth and also strain through a sieve immediately into a jug. Add syrup and 1/2 cup lemon. Refrigerate and serve with ice.

Mint + tarragon + strawberry

Cut the lemon and lime halves into pieces and squeeze the juice into a clear jug. Add well-washed pieces of citrus peel, 7-8 strawberries, a few sprigs of mint and tarragon to taste there. Add sugar to taste. Pour 1/5 hot water into the jug and let it brew. Add water and refrigerate for a while. Serve with crushed ice.

Peach + lemon

Cut 2 juicy peaches into cubes. Mix with 1 cup sugar and 4 cups water. Put on fire and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve. Add 3/4 cup lemon juice. Put the lemonade in the refrigerator. Garnish with a sprig of mint before serving.

Sorrel + redcurrant

Wash a bunch of fresh sorrel. Mix it in a blender with 50 grams of red currant and half a glass of crushed ice. Add another 100 grams of berries and another half a glass of ice to the resulting mass. Top up with sparkling mineral water. Serve garnished with a handful of red currants.

Lemon + lime + basil

Pour 1 cup of white sugar into a saucepan, add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil until the sugar is completely dissolved. Cool down. Pour in the juice of 3 lemons and 3 limes, add the zest and refrigerate for another 30 minutes. Cut half a lemon and half a lime into thin slices and mix with a small bunch of mint. Place in a pitcher and sprinkle with brown sugar. Add 2-4 cups of water to lemonade. Serve chilled. Garnish with mint.

Step 1: prepare the ingredients.

First of all, pour the right amount of purified water into a deep saucepan or kettle, put it on a strong fire and bring the liquid to a boil.

Meanwhile, rinse the lime and mint. Dry them with paper kitchen towels, put them in turn on a cutting board and chop.
We chop the greens into large pieces or keep the stems whole, while not forgetting leave a few leaves for decoration. Citrus cut into rings or half rings. We also put honey on the kitchen table and proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Prepare the mint-lime drink.


When the water boils, we rearrange it on the countertop. We put almost all the mint there, except for the amount that is needed for serving, and half the chopped lime. We cover the dishes with the ingredients with a lid and insist everything for 10–15 minutes.

Then, using a sieve with a fine mesh, we filter the almost cooled fragrant liquid into a decanter. Add honey there and mix them with the back of a wooden spoon until a homogeneous consistency. After that, pour the finished drink in portions into glasses, glasses or cups, decorate each with a lime ring, mint leaves and serve.

Step 3: Serve Mint Lime Drink.


Mint-lime drink is served depending on your desire. In the warm version, it is very tasty, but it is also pleasant to drink this nectar chilled, putting a couple of ice cubes in your glass. Enjoy!
Bon Appetit!

Lemon can be used along with lime;

Very often honey is replaced with sugar;

In boiling water, along with lime and mint, you can infuse a couple of bags of green or black tea;

A good alternative to mint is lemon balm;

Would you like to get an alcoholic mint-lime drink? Then cool it, pour it into glasses and add a little rum, white wine or vodka to each serving;

If desired, cooled water with infused mint and lime can be put in the refrigerator, then strained, seasoned with honey, garnished and served.

Summer is slowly coming to an end, but the hot days are still going on. Refreshing homemade summer lemonades are a hit this August. Hurry up to cook them according to our original recipes. Life hacks and other cool tips are included.

classic lemonade

Classic lemonade has been the most popular refreshing drink since the 19th century (it was then that carbonated drinks with natural syrups appeared on the market). This easy-to-make drink is valued for its bright taste, pleasant lemony aroma and ability to quench thirst.

You will need:

  • Ice crushed to taste
  • Sugar 1 tbsp.
  • fresh mint leaves 1 bunch
  • Lemon 2-3 pcs.
  • Drinking water 1.5 liters.

Cooking method:

1. Squeeze the juice from all the lemons, cut the zest without the white part in a thin layer.
2. In a large saucepan over moderate heat, bring 2 cups water with sugar to a boil. After adding the zest, cook until the sugar dissolves for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add remaining water, mint and lemon juice, stir and remove from heat.
4. Cool the lemonade completely.
5. Serve lemonade in large glasses, topped with ice and garnished with fresh mint.

Life hack for this recipe: if necessary, you can exclude sugar from the ingredients. If you want a sweeter drink, use honey.

ginger lemonade

Ginger is known for its incredible amount of health benefits. If in winter this product can improve health and warm us, then in the heat, its characteristic spicy taste perfectly helps to quench our thirst. This recipe is the most vitamin of our today's selection.

You will need:

  • Ginger root 200 g
  • Lemon 2 pcs.
  • Drinking water 2.5 liters.
  • Honey 4 tbsp. l.
  • Sugar 2-3 tbsp. l.
  • Ice crushed to taste

Cooking method:

1. Peel and grate the ginger root.
2. Pour 1 liter of water into a large saucepan and, setting the heat to medium, add the grated ginger.
3. Also add the juice squeezed from lemons and grated tsera to the pan.
4. Add sugar to the lemonade and bring the mixture to a boil.
5. Let the contents of the pan cool completely, then add honey and lemon juice to it.
6. Chill the lemonade in the refrigerator and dilute it with the rest of the cold water, mix.
7. Serve in large glasses with ice and garnish with lemon wedges.

Life hack for this recipe: just like in the previous recipe, you can completely eliminate sugar from the ingredients and increase the amount of honey. And to make the taste of your lemonade more spicy and unusual, you can add a little cardamom syrup to the drink - the original additive for sweet drinks.

cucumber lemonade

The most refreshing lemonade in our selection today! Cucumbers perfectly cleanse the body of toxins and toxins, improve metabolism and perfectly refresh. They are ideal for making drinks as they consist of 95% water rich in potassium, iodine and vitamins.

You will need:

  • Mineral water carbonated 2 l.
  • medium sized cucumbers 8-9 pcs.
  • Lemon 2-3 pcs.
  • Honey 6-7 tbsp. l.
  • Ice crushed to taste
  • fresh mint leaves 1 bunch

Cooking method:

1. Peel cucumbers and cut into halves or quarters of circles.
2. Rinse and dry mint leaves.
3. In a blender, combine cucumbers, honey and mint, add lemon juice and grind until smooth.
4. Add water to the mixture and mix again with a blender.
5. Strain the drink through a sieve, squeezing out the pulp.
6. Serve the finished lemonade in tall transparent glasses, garnishing with lemon slices and mint.

Life hack for this recipe: in this recipe, lemon can be replaced with lime, and mint with lemon balm. Such "permutations" will help to adjust the taste of lemonade and experiment, enjoying the variety.

Watermelon lemonade with basil

At the end of summer, more and more ripe and sweet watermelons appear on the markets. Watermelon Lemonade is a great drink for anyone who wants to enjoy the most refreshing taste of summer but isn't ready to dunk in sticky juice and fiddle around with pits.

You will need:

  • Water 2 tbsp.
  • Ice crushed to taste
  • Fresh basil (leaves) 1.5 st.
  • Sugar 1.5 tbsp.
  • Lemon juice 1 tbsp.
  • Watermelon pulp (pitted) 14 art.

Cooking method:

1. In a saucepan, mix water and sugar, bring to a boil and cook for 5-7 minutes until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add basil leaves. Leave for 1 hour and then strain the mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
2. In a blender, grind the watermelon pulp until smooth. Strain through a sieve into a drink carafe.
3. Pour the syrup and lemon juice into the decanter.
4. Chill the lemonade and serve in large clear glasses over ice, garnished with fresh basil or, if desired, small watermelon wedges.

Life hack for this recipe: lemon juice can be replaced with lime juice and zest, and sugar with honey. You can also make citrus popsicles ahead of time and use it for this drink.

strawberry lemonade

The most delicate, dessert, but at the same time light and refreshing drink: strawberry lemonade will be appreciated by adults and children. This is a great drink for a country picnic or evening gatherings in the fresh air.

You will need:

  • Water 1.5 l.
  • Lemon 1 pc.
  • Ice crushed to taste
  • Sugar 80 g
  • Fresh strawberries 350 g
  • fresh mint leaves 60

Cooking method:

1. Peeled and washed strawberries (80 g) chop in a blender until puree.
2. Transfer strawberry puree and whole berries to a saucepan.
3. Cut half a lemon into thin slices and add them to the pan along with the mint leaves.
4. Pour the contents of the pan with 200 ml of boiling water.
5. Cover the pan with a lid and let it brew for about 20 minutes.
6. After removing the mint, add the sugar and the juice of half a lemon. Stir thoroughly until the sugar dissolves, and then pour the rest of the cold water.
7. Chill the drink in the refrigerator until completely cool.
8. Serve strawberry lemonade over ice, garnishing glasses with berry halves or mint leaves.

Life hack for this recipe: strawberry lemonade is excellent not only with mint, but also with green basil.

Quick Pear Lemonade

Pear lemonade is simply created for lovers of original and fresh solutions. Juicy and sweet pears will pleasantly surprise fans of sweet drinks and summer cocktails tired of traditional cocktails.

You will need:

  • Pear juice 200 ml.
  • Carbonated water 100 ml.
  • Ice crushed to taste
  • Lime or lemon 1/2 pc.
  • Sugar syrup to taste

Cooking method:

1. Place lime or lemon slices in highballs, followed by crushed ice.
2. Add pear juice and some sugar syrup, fill everything with sparkling water.
3. Garnish the finished lemonade with a lime wedge and serve with a straw.

Life hack for this recipe: To make the lemonade even more interesting, add sage leaves to it along with ice and lime slices.

coffee lemonade

Iced coffee is a great refreshing drink for everyone who wants not only to stop suffering from the heat, but also to cheer up. This is a very original version of summer lemonade that can be a hit at your party.

You will need:

  • Sugar 1 tbsp.
  • Water 1 tbsp.
  • Lemon 2 pcs.
  • Black chilled coffee 1.5 st.
  • Tonic 2 tbsp.
  • Ice crushed to taste

Cooking method:

1. Prepare the syrup. Pour sugar into a saucepan, add the zest of one lemon and cover with water. Bring to a boil, allowing the sugar to dissolve completely.
2. Squeeze 1 tbsp. lemon juice.
3. Combine cold coffee with the resulting syrup, lemon juice and tonic. Refrigerate properly.
4. Serve the lemonade in large glasses or clear jars with ice, garnishing with lemon slices.

Life hack for this recipe: if you like sweet and sour cocktails (so-called "sours"), add a little more sugar to the lemonade syrup and lime instead of lemon. Tangerines are also a great addition to this lemonade: just crush them with a muddler and add tangerine juice to the drink before sending it to cool in the refrigerator.

Cranberry lemonade with champagne

If your parties get hot, make cranberry lemonade based on dry champagne. This light, refreshing and elegant drink will give guests a great mood, and you won't have to bother with preparation for a long time.

You will need:

  • Water 3 tbsp.
  • Cranberry juice 3 l.
  • Lemonade concentrate 400 ml.
  • Dry sparkling wine 1.5 l.
  • Ice crushed to taste

Cooking method:

You will need:

  • Drinking water 5 tbsp.
  • Sugar 2/3 tbsp.
  • Lemon 3 pcs.
  • Crushed ice to taste
  • dried lavender flowers 2-3 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

1. Pour three cups of water into a saucepan, add sugar and lavender flowers. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let cool for about 1 hour.
2. After straining the decoction through a sieve, remove the lavender from the drink.
3. Squeeze the juice from the lemons and mix their juice into the broth.
4. Add the remaining water, mix again.
5. Pour the lemonade into a jug and refrigerate to cool completely.
6. Serve lavender lemonade by pouring into tall highballs and topping with ice.

  • Tarragon (tarragon grass) 30 y.
  • Lemon 2 pcs.
  • Ice crushed to taste
  • Sugar syrup 130 ml.
  • Carbonated water 1 l.

Cooking method:

1. Finely chop the tarragon, and squeeze the juice from the lemons.
2. Mix lemon juice with sugar syrup.
3. Draining from a 300 ml soda bottle, put the chopped tarragon into the bottle, pour in the syrup and close tightly, leaving to infuse in the refrigerator until completely cooled.
4. Strain the lemonade through a sieve and serve in chilled glasses with ice.

Life hack for this recipe: to make the taste of lemonade even brighter and richer, we recommend adding lime juice to the ingredients, and chop the tarragon itself in a blender so that the herb gives more fragrant juice.

In this summer selection, you will find many trendy cocktails that sounded on the tongue, but you did not know how to make them. Drink to the bottom!

1. Frappe with peanut butter. Grind to a puree 1/4 tbsp. peanut butter with 1 tbsp. milk. Pour some chocolate syrup into a glass, top with milk and pasta. Slowly add sparkling water and stir.

2. Vietnamese iced coffee. Add 3 tbsp to a glass filled with ice. l. condensed milk with sugar; stir in 1 tbsp. chilled strong coffee.

7. Drink with juice and ice cream. Put some vanilla ice cream in a glass. Mix equally the juice of grapes (Concord varieties) and soda water with lime and lemon flavors. Pour slowly over ice cream.

8. Margarita with beer. Coat the rim of a beer mug with salt and fill it with ice. Add Mexican beer, some lime juice, tequila and hot sauce to taste.

9. Cherry cooler. Puree 230 gr. pitted cherries, 1/2 tbsp. sugar and 1 tbsp. strong tea with hibiscus (hibiscus). Serve over ice and garnish with cherries.

10. "Agua Fresco". Puree 2 unpeeled cucumbers with the juice of 2 limes, 3 tbsp. l. sugar, 1 tbsp. water and 1/4 serrano pepper; strain. Serve with ice.

11. Fiz with elderberry. Fill glass halfway with ice and cranberry juice. Splash some vodka and elderberry liqueur. Top up with sparkling water and garnish with mint.

12. Paloma cocktail. Pour about 45 ml into a glass filled with ice. tequila; Top with sparkling water with grapefruit.

13. Green tea with guava. Pour guava juice and green tea equally into a glass with ice; garnish with lemon.

14. Litchi with wine. Puree half of the lychee from a jar (590 ml) along with all the syrup; strain. Mix with 2.5 tbsp. aperitif Lille, add a few drops of rose water and bitters.

15. Kiwi Punch. Puree 7 peeled, diced kiwis with 1/2 tbsp. sugar, juice of 2 limes and 1 tbsp. water; strain and serve with ice.

16. Beer with tomato juice. Mix equal parts tomato juice and pale ale. Serve with ice and lime wedges.

17. Strawberry Limeade. Prepare the syrup: in a saucepan over low heat, dissolve 1 tbsp. sugar in 1 tbsp. water; cool. Mix with 1 tbsp. lime juice, 2 tbsp. water, chopped frozen strawberries and ice.

18. "Pimms Cup" with ginger. Pour 60 ml into a glass with ice. Pimm's No. 1. Squeeze the juice from a lemon wedge; top with ginger ale and garnish with a cucumber stick.

ice cream cocktail recipe

19. Masala iced tea. Brew 6 black tea bags in 4 tbsp. water with a piece of ginger (2.5 cm) and 2 tsp. spices for masala tea. Cool, remove bags and ginger, stir in 1/4 tbsp. honey. Serve in a glass with ice and condensed milk.

Recipe for a tea drink with spices and milk

20. Protein shake with fruit. Puree 60 gr. very soft tofu, 1 tbsp. frozen fruit, 1/4 tbsp. fruit juice, 1/2 tbsp. soy milk and some honey.

21. Cherry soda. Bring to a boil 1 tbsp. water with 1 tbsp. sugar and 1 tbsp. pitted cherries, simmer until the consistency of syrup. Strain into a glass of sparkling water.

Watermelon Soda Cocktail Recipe

22. Peach Lavender Cooler. Prepare half of the syrup (see No. 17) by adding 1/4 tbsp. dried lavender; cool. Puree 1/2 tbsp. syrup with 700 gr. peaches and 1 tbsp. water; strain. Stir in lemon juice and serve over ice.

23. "Margarita". Place in a shaker 90 ml. tequila, 60 ml. lime juice, 30 ml. syrup (see No. 17) and ice; shake. Strain into a glass with ice.

All day cocktail recipe

24. Sweet tea with apricot. Steep 4 black tea bags in 4 tbsp. cold water by placing in the sun for several hours. Mix in 2 tbsp. apricot nectar, 1/4 tbsp. syrup (see No. 17), juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp. vanilla extract and 1 tbsp. fresh mint; refrigerate.

iced tea recipe

25. Quick horchata. Sweeten the rice milk with sugar; add a pinch of cinnamon. Serve in a glass with ice, chopped cantaloupe and pecans.

rice milk drink recipe

26. Watermelon Coconut Cooler. Grind in a blender 8 tbsp. frozen watermelon, diced, with 240 ml. lemon vodka, 200 ml. syrup (see No. 17) and coconut water from a 520 ml can. Serve with watermelon wedges.

27. Strawberry Orange Daiquiri. Puree 2 tbsp. crushed ice, 1 tbsp. chopped strawberries, 120 ml. light rum, 30 ml. orange liqueur, 60 ml. lime juice and 1 tbsp. l. very fine sugar. Pour into 2 glasses.

Cocktail recipe strawberry mango daiquiri

28. Non-alcoholic daiquiri. In the previous recipe, instead of alcoholic beverages, use 1/2 tbsp. fresh orange juice.

29. Dirty Martini. Place in a shaker 45 ml. bourbon, 7 ml. aperitif Lille, 15 ml. cherry brandy, 1 tsp. lemon juice, a couple of drops of bitter and ice; shake and strain into a martini glass.

30. "Old Cuban". Mash a handful of mint leaves in a 45 ml shaker. rum, juice of 1 lime, 30 ml. syrup (see No. 17) and 1/4 tsp. bitter. Shake with ice; strain into a champagne glass and top with champagne.

31. Strawberry Guava Lemonade. Mash 4 diced strawberries in a glass with 2 tbsp. l. sugar and 4 tbsp. l. guava juice. Fill with ice, then add 6 tbsp. l. lemon juice and lemon slices.

32. Ricky cherry cocktail. Mash 6 pitted cherries, 3 lime wedges and 2 tsp in a glass. Sahara. Add 90 ml. gin and ice.

33. Blueberry slush. Puree 120 ml. tequila, 60 ml. Blue Curacao liqueur, 1/2 tbsp. blueberries, juice of 3 limes, 1 tbsp. l. sugar and 3 tbsp. ice until loose. Pour into 2 margarita glasses with sugar-coated rims.

34. "Shandi". Mix equal parts ginger ale with pale beer; serve in a glass with ice.

35. Chocolate cherry smoothie. Puree 1 tbsp. softened vanilla ice cream, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 tbsp. frozen cherries and 8 chocolate wafers.

36. Aperitif with grapefruit and lime. Mix 2 parts Aperol and 1 part vodka with crushed lime wedges and pink grapefruit juice. Decorate with raspberries.

37. Non-alcoholic gin and tonic. Expand 2 tbsp. l. juniper berries with 2 tbsp. l. fresh mint. Add 1 tbsp. tonic; leave for 20 minutes, then strain. Serve with ice; top with tonic and add 1/4 tsp. bitter.

38. Creamsicle Float Cocktail. Spoon some vanilla ice cream into a glass; add 30 ml. mezcal and 180 ml. orange soda water.

39. Raspberry milkshake. Puree 1/4 c. raspberry jam with 1 tbsp. milk. Put in a glass 1 tbsp. l. jam. Top up with raspberry milk and sparkling water; stir.

41. Sangria with melon. Mix in a pitcher 1 bottle of white wine, 1/2 tbsp. green melon liqueur, juice of 3 limes and 1/4 tbsp. Sahara; refrigerate. Garnish with melon balls.

42. Water with lemon and cucumber. Connect 3.8 liters. ice water, 1 sliced ​​lemon and 1/2 sliced ​​cucumber; refrigerate.

43. Blueberry Vodka Cocktail. Pour 2 tsp. into a chilled martini glass. Blue Curacao liqueur; add 1/4 tsp. orange bitter. Shake in a 45 ml shaker. blueberry vodka with ice, then strain into a glass. Garnish with blueberries.

44. Cherry cocktail with wine and gin. Pour 30 ml into a glass with ice. cherry syrup and gin; splash some sparkling water. Add a layer of red wine by pouring it over the back of a spoon. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Elderberry cocktail recipe with wine and vodka

45. Gin and tonic with rosemary. Mash a lime wedge with 4 cucumber slices in a glass. Add 60 ml. gin, a sprig of rosemary and some ice; top with tonic.

46. ​​Coffee cocktail with caramel. Puree 1/2 tbsp. espresso, 1/2 cup milk, 2 tbsp. l. caramel sauce and sugar and 1 tbsp. crushed ice. Pour into 2 glasses; Top with whipped cream and caramel.

Crushed ice and espresso cocktail recipe

47. Champagne Punch. In a punch bowl, mix 1 bottle of champagne, 2 tbsp. sparkling water, 1 tbsp. peach nectar and 1/2 tbsp. brandy; add sliced ​​peaches and berries.

48. Raspberry scrub. Fill the jar with raspberries; cover with apple cider vinegar and steep overnight. Strain into a saucepan and add 1 tbsp. sugar for 1 tbsp. liquids; boil for 15 minutes, then cool. In a glass, combine 3 tbsp. l. mix with ice, lime juice and sparkling water.

49. Ginger juice. Soak overnight 1 tbsp. grated ginger in 8 tbsp. water. Add 1 tbsp. Sahara; cook at a low boil for 1 hour, strain and refrigerate. Stir in a couple of drops of almond extract and serve over ice; top with sparkling water.

50. Grape Spritz. Mix equal parts white grape juice and lime and lemon flavored sparkling water; serve with ice and fruit slices.