Dazzle Guests With Hip & Cool Cocktails
Contributed by: News Canada
(NC) - Across the country, trendy bars are shaking up the establishment with a secret new cocktail ingredient - green tea. Now you can make your own specialties right at home with the help of new Lipton Green Tea with Citrus.
Green Tea Cosmo
- 1/4 cup Lipton Green Tea with Citrus (50 mL)
- 2 tbsp vodka (30 mL)
- 1 tbsp orange liqueur (15 mL)
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice (15 mL)
- 1 tbsp cranberry juice cocktail (15 mL)
Place all of the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well, then strain into a well-chilled martini glass. Garnish with a slice of lime.
Makes 1 Serving
Green Tea Mojito
- 1/2 lime (1/2)
- 6 large mint leaves (6)
- 1/3 cup Lipton Green Tea with Citrus (75 mL)
- 2 tbsp white rum (30 mL)
Squeeze the lime juice into a highball glass. Add in the mint and crush with a spoon. Fill a glass with ice, and add in the tea and rum. Stir well and garnish with a mint leaf, if desired.
Makes 1 Serving
Pomegranate Green Tea Punch
- 3 cups Lipton Green Tea with Citrus (750 mL)
- 2 tbsp sugar (30 mL)
- 1 cup chilled pomegranate juice or cranberry juice cocktail (250 mL)
In a large pitcher, combine the tea, sugar and pomegranate juice. Chill, if desired, or serve immediately in ice-filled glasses.
Makes 4 Servings
