Sage, Elderflower and Cucumber White Sangria
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Sage, Elderflower and Cucumber White Sangria
- Sauvignon Blanc 9 cl
- Vodka 3 cl
- Triple Sec 3 cl
- Of Lime Juice 1 dash
- Of Elderflower Cordial - Very light dash
- Sprite - dash on top
- Sage Leaf - -
- Cucumber 1 dieced teaspoon
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Sage, Elderflower and Cucumber White Sangria Ingredients
Sauvignon Blanc,Vodka,Triple Sec,Of Lime Juice,Of Elderflower Cordial,Sprite,Sag...
Sage, Elderflower and Cucumber White Sangria Recipe
Mix all the above ingredients in a glass over ice. Add a teaspoon of cucumber and a sage leaf for garnish with a bamboo cocktail stick. (Cocktail created by Brian McGrory, Public, 10 Elizabeth St, New York, 10012)
Vodka
Vodka is an European clear distilled alcoholic drink that has been one of the most popular drinks across the world .
You'll find it to be the most popular spirit in drink making because of it's neutral taste and absence of flavour and colour.
Vodka often replaces Gin in many traditional cocktails
Vodka is known to be good for the heart, and if consumed in moderation, can prove to be good for cardiovascular health
Note that these days there are flavoured Vodka available in the market too, and some cocktails do make use of them.Triple Sec
Triple-Sec is an Orange flavoured liqueur from France. It is made by macerating sun dried orange peel in alcohol for a day or more before a three step distillation. Triple Sec has a 15% to 40% ABV.
The Triple Sec name refers to the process of distillation. Sec in French means dry or distilled and triple refers to the triple distillation process.
It's been a popular liqueur for more than 150 years, the Dutch East India Company created orange liqueurs by steeping orange peels in alcohol from the island of Curaçao and called it Curaçao liquor, and unlike Triple Sec, the Dutch added spices and herbs to the orange and Curaçao comes in a variety of colours such as clear, orange or blue. Blue Curaçao being the most used of them, in cocktails. Triple Sec is made from neutral spirits and the Orange peel used is harvested from oranges that have the skin still green, so that the essential oils are still in the skin and has not been absorbed into the flesh. This gives Triple Sec the intense flavour.Of Lime Juice
Lime Juice being rich in Vitamin C is an excellent remedy for sore throat and aids in digestion and controls blood sugar, and also promoted weight loss. It is used for various culinary and non-culinary purposes all over the world. Lime juice is known to reduce or even reverse the effects of excessive alcohol consumption and intoxication.
The difference between Lime Juice and Lemon Juice is that although the sweet and sour Lemon and the bitter and sour Lime are two different fruits, they have similar properties and tastes similar too, the Lime, unlike the sweet and large Lemon, is used raw and is usually plucked green and has more bitterness and sourness in it's taste, and is grown better in tropical and sub-tropical climates.
In drink mixing, fresh lemon juice brings a tangy zing to so many classic drinks and in fact, it's the most used ingredient in drink mixing other than the liquors of course.Of Elderflower Cordial Very light
Elderflower Cordial is essentially a sweet syrup soft drink made from European Elderflower ( Sambucus Nigra ), made with sugar and water since Victorian times. When made with alcohol, the cordial is a bright floral addition to mixed drinks, although not just the Elderflower Liqueur, the Cordial is used in flavouring cocktails too.
Sage Leaf
Sage in an evergreen shrub the leaves of which are used in preparing medicines for digestive problems, including loss of appetite, flatulence, gastritis, diarrhoea, bloating and heartburn. It is a plant of the mint family originating in the Mediterranean region but now naturalised in many places across the world. Sage has a pronounced herbal flavour, a flavour that is earthy, with a hint of pepper and mint, eucalyptus and lemon and is often used in garnishing cocktails.
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