When life hands you lemons instead of limes, why not whip up some refreshingly delicious lemon-infused drinks? Here are four ideas to brighten your day: unroasted lemon coffee & bay leaf hard lemonade, strawberries lemon mojito, lemon & lavender fizzy, and lemon & basil mocktail.
4 Lemon Infused Refreshments to make when life takes your limes
1. Unroasted lemon coffee and bay leaf hard lemonade
These sound like unique and intriguing recipes! Here's how you can make unroasted lemon coffee and bay leaf hard lemonade:
Ingredients:
- 1 sachet of lemon instant green coffee
- 4-6 fresh bay leaves
- 3-4 tablespoons of sugar
- 100 ml water
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- Ice cubes
- Fresh bay leaves and dried lemon slice for garnish (optional)
Preparation:
- Dry some lemon slices under sunlight.
- While the lemons are drying, prepare the solution.
- Crush fresh bay leaves and sugar together to form a mixture.
- Add this mixture to a glass with a sachet of lemon instant coffee.
- Put some ice cubes in it & pour 100 ml of water into the glass.
- Stir the mixture gently.
- Garnish it with fresh bay leaves and a dried lemon slice.
- Adjust the sweetness as per taste. Cheers!
2. Strawberries- Lemon Mojito
A Strawberry-Lemon Mojito sounds delightful! Here's a recipe to make this refreshing twist on the classic mojito:
Ingredients:
- 4 to 5 fresh strawberries, sliced and minced
- 1/2 fresh lemon, sliced
- 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 spoons castor sugar (adjust according to your buds)
- Ice cubes
- Club soda or sparkling water
- Additional mint leaves and lemon slices or lemon zest for garnish
Preparation:
- In a glass, crush together the sliced strawberries, lemon slices, mint leaves, and castor sugar until the strawberries release their juices and the mint becomes redolent.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes.
- Pour the glass with club soda or sparkling water.
- Brew all the ingredients by stirring the mixture.
- Garnish with additional mint leaves and lemon slices or zest for a good representation.
- Immediately serve and enjoy your refreshing Strawberry Lemon Mojito!
- Adjust the sweetness and acidity according to your taste buds by adding more or less sugar and lemon juice. Cheers!
3. Lemon & lavender fizzy
A Lemon & Lavender Fizzy sounds like a delightful and aromatic drink! Here's how you can make it:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 3-4 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of dried lavender buds
- 30 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Club soda
- Ice cubes
- Fresh lavender petals and lemon zest for garnish
Preparation:
- In a small pan, add water, sugar, and dried lavender buds & combine them.
- Simmer the mixture over medium heat, and stir until the sugar is completely melted and dissolved.
- Remove the pan from heat & let the syrup come at room temperature, after that strain the syrup.
- In a shaker, add freshly squeezed lemon juice with lavender syrup.
- Fill the shaker with an ice cube & shake it for about 15-20 seconds.
- Strain the mixture into a glass with crushed ice.
- Top of the glass with club soda.
- Gently stir the mocktail to combine.
- Garnish it with fresh lavender petals & lemon zest.
- Adjust the sweetness & concentration of lavender according to your taste. Cheers!
4. Lemon and Basil mocktail
A Lemon and Basil Mocktail is a wonderful combination of citrusy brightness and herbal freshness. Here's how you can make it:
Ingredients:
- 30 ml of freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- Ice cubes
- One sachet of tulsi instant coffee
- 100 ml of sparkling water
- 5-6 Basil leaves
Preparation:
- In a shaker crush fresh basil leaves to release their incense and flavour.
- Add squeezed lemon juice, a sachet of tulsi flavour, and simple sugar syrup to the shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
- Shake the mixture vigorously for about 20-25 seconds to brew the flavours.
- Strain the mocktail into a glass.
- Garnish it with fresh basil leaves.
- Serve and enjoy your satisfying lemon and relax mocktail. Cheers!
