Rosemary grapefruit mocktail
- Prep Time: 3
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: beverage, mocktail
- Method: boil, stir
- Cuisine: Australian
Description
This could be a new favourite. It’s simple, tops up well, and looks incredibly elegant. And the fizz transforms it from a basic fruit juice into an exciting taste sensation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
- 1 tablespoon rosemary sugar syrup
- Sparkling water to top
- Sprig rosemary and/or grapefruit slice as garnish
Instructions
- Make the rosemary sugar syrup beforehand, by heating 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan.
- Heat for approximately 5 minutes, without boiling, to avoid crystals forming.
- Add 2-3 sprigs of rosemary to the syrup, and cool.
- For each glass, start with the 1/2 cup grapefruit juice.
- Add the rosemary sugar syrup, then top with sparkling water.
- Garnish with rosemary and slice or two of grapefruit
Keywords: rosemary grapefruit mocktail
I generally try to have a bottle of ruby red grapefruit juice at home. It’s one of the few juices my boys won’t abscond with, as they strangely think it’s too sour.
I tried to get the rosemary to stand up, as in http://www.thecasualcraftlete.com/2015/04/28/grapefruit-and-rosemary-mocktail-2/, but ended up spearing it into the slice of fruit.
However after drinking, and then topping it up again, the garnish looked better simply floating on top.