Lyre's Margarita
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 45mL Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit OR Lyre's Agave Reserva Spirit
- 15mL Lyre's Orange Sec
- 30mL lime juice
- 7.5mL white sugar syrup (1:1)
- 1 dash of orange bitters (optional)
Method
- Shake ingredients briefly with ice.
- Fine strain into a half salt-rimmed coupette.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Lyre's Negroni
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 30mL Lyre's Dry London Spirit
- 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Rosso
- 30mL Lyre's Italian Orange
Method
- Stir briefly over fresh, cubed ice.
- Serve in an old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange slice.
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Lyre's Mojito
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 75mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
- 30mL lime juice
- 15mL white sugar syrup (1:)
- 8-10 mint leaves
- 30mL premium bottled soda water
Method
- Add all ingredients into glass and fill with fresh, cubed ice.
- Add soda water and stir.
- Pour into a Highball glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and plump mint sprig.
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Lyre's Espresso Martini
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 45mL Lyre's Coffee Originale
- 15mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
- 45mL premium cold drip or fresh espresso
- 10mL premium vanilla syrup (not vanilla essence)
Method
- Dry shake all ingredients to mix.
- 1/2 fill shaker with ice, shake hard briefly.
- Fine strain into a coupette and garnish with a coffee bean float.
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Easy Guava Mocktails With Lemon
By The Mindful Mocktail on
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 3 tbsp guava nectar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 6-8 mint leaves
- 1 cup of your favourite sparking kombucha
Method
- Place guava nectar and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker or mason jar.
- Clap the mint together in your hands and add to the mixture. Press gently a couple of times with a muddler.
- Add some ice and shake ingredients together until combined.
- Fill a glass with ice and pour guava mixture in.
- Top with kombucha.
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Orange Ginger Mocktail
By The Mindful Mocktail on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 8 mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup ginger ale
Method
- Clap the mint in your hands to release the scent, then place in a cocktail shaker.
- Add orange juice, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar to the shaker.
- Add a few ice cubes to the shaker and shake until combined.
- Pour into an ice-filled glass and top with ginger ale.
- Garnish with orange slices and mint.
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Strawberry Mojito Mocktail
By The Mindful Mocktail on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 3 strawberries, sliced
- 10 mint leaves
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp sugar or sweetener of choice
- 1 cup soda water
- Extra mint and strawberries to serve
Method
- Muddle strawberries and sugar/sweetener in a glass to release the juices. Try to get the strawberry pieces small enough to fit through a straw. You can use a blender for this step if preferred.
- Add the lime juice and stir to combine.
- Clap the mint together in your hands to release the scent (you'll know it's worked when your hands smell minty!).
- Fill your glass with ice and add soda water.
- Garnish with extra mint and strawberry slices.
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Tips on cutting down after Dry July
By Dry July Foundation on
Carry on your good work from July through to August and beyond. Here are some practical tips if you want to try to cut down on the amount of alcohol you’re drinking:
- Before you start drinking, quench your thirst with a non-alcoholic drink
- Drink slowly – have a drink of water with your alcoholic drink
- Make every second drink non-alcoholic – this will help space out your drinks.
- Eat food when you’re drinking, but avoid salty foods – these make you thirstier.
- Try to dilute your alcoholic drinks – for example, a shandy (beer with lemonade) or a wine spritzer (wine with mineral water).
- Designate at least two alcohol-free days a week
- Know your standard drinks – buy an alcohol measure for at home
- One standard drink equals:
- 285 ml of beer (one...
Pomegranate Fizz
By The Mindful Mocktail on
Ingredients
- 60 mls pomegranate juice
- Half a lime cut in wedges
- 6-8 mint leaves
- 250 mls diet ginger ale
Method
- Place lime wedges and pomegranate juice in a tall glass. Muddle until all the juice has been pressed out of the lime. If you don’t have a muddler, use the back end of a wooden spoon or similar.
- Clap mint leaves together in your hands a few times to release the scent and add to the glass. Give the mint a gentle press a couple of times with the muddler.
- Add plenty of ice to the glass and top with ginger ale. Stir well.
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds, mint and lime.
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