Icy Summer Coolers

Bathers Pavilion Cranberry Cocktail

This makes one serve, but it’s easy to make a larger quantity.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lime
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• 1/4 cup watermelon juice
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• Crushed ice

Instructions:

1. Combine the well-chilled juices in a jug.
2. Fill a serving glass with ice and squeeze over the lime juice.
3. Top with the juice mix and a sprig of mint.

Mango and Lemongrass Cordial

Ingredients:

• 500g coarsely chopped mangoes (about 3 mangoes)
• 375g raw caster sugar
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 5cm piece ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• 60ml lime juice, or to taste
• Sparkling mineral water

Instructions:

1. Combine the mango, lemongrass, sugar, ginger, and vanilla bean with 1 ½ cups water in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5–7 minutes or until the mango is pulpy.
3. Remove from heat and pass through a muslin-lined sieve (or a new Chux towel).
4. Discard solids, add lime juice, and transfer to a sterile bottle. Store in the fridge.

To Serve:

• Mix the cordial with mineral water or filtered water to taste.

• Add a squeeze of lime juice and a stick of lemongrass as a stirrer.

White Sangria

Ingredients:

• 750ml white wine, chilled
• 180ml fresh orange juice
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Juice of 1 large lime
• Handful of mint leaves
• Orange, lemon, and apple slices

Syrup:

• 180g sugar
• 180ml water
• 1 vanilla bean, split
• 1 cinnamon stick

For the Syrup:

1. Bring all the ingredients to the boil, stirring to dissolve all the sugar.
2. Take off the heat immediately. Cool and refrigerate.

To Serve:

1. Place the wine, orange juice, lemon and lime juice in a serving jug and add the syrup to taste.
2. Serve the sangria over plenty of ice with sliced fruits. A good splash of soda water can also be added for a ‘spritz’.