cocktail – Bakerholics Anonymous

This delicious cocktail is the perfect drink for summer entertaining – it’s fresh, vibrant and a real crowd-pleaser with flavours of raspberry, ginger and lime. Simply replace the raspberry liqueur with cordial to make it a mocktail.

Ingredients (makes 1 jug)
50ml raspberry liqueur (I use Chambord)
50ml fresh lime juice (approx. 3 limes)
1 litre ginger ale
Raspberry cordial (approx. 25ml)
Fresh raspberries
Ice

Method
Combine raspberry liqueur, lime juice and ginger ale in a large jug with ice and stir. Add raspberry cordial until the taste and colour is to your liking. Add fresh raspberries and serve. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Difford’s Guide ‘Floradora’.

Prepare to meet your new favourite drink. I first tried this on Christmas day and immediately knew this cocktail was special – the perfect blend of sweet and sour, lightly fizzy and oh boy does it go down easily! Turns out I wasn’t the only one feeling this way and I’ve been inundated with requests for the recipe each time I’ve made it.

It’s super easy to make this a mocktail – just omit the alcohol.

Ingredients (makes 1 jug)
2 lemons
4 passionfruit
Approx. 300ml Bickford’s Pineapple and Passionfruit Cordial
Approx. ½ cup sugar syrup (purchased or make your own by simmering equal parts water and sugar for 10-15 mins)
Gin or vodka
1.25l chilled soda water
Ice

Method
Juice one of the lemons, discarding seeds, and pour into a large jug. Cut the other lemon into thin slices and set aside.

Scoop out the passionfruit flesh and add to lemon juice.

Add approximately 300ml cordial, ¼ cup sugar syrup, a generous splash of gin or vodka and soda water. Adjust ingredients according to taste. Serve with lemon slices and ice. Enjoy!