Seedlip Non-alcoholic Cocktails

July 05, 2021
Photography by Sarah Tuck.
Grapefruit marmalade, pushed through a sieve and chilled ginger tea with lemon peel.

We're getting fancy with a few non-alcoholic cocktails courtesy of Seedlip Spice 94, a warm, aromatic blend of allspice and cardamom with fresh citrus top notes to balance the long bitter finish. Perfect for winter!

Seedlip Spice 94

THE SADDLEBACK 

Grapefruit slice, ginger slice in the bottom and grapefruit tonic.

INGREDIENTS

50ml Seedlip Spice 94

2 thin slices grapefruit

2 thin slices ginger

East Imperial grapefruit tonic

Sugar syrup to taste (see recipe below)

Ice cubes

METHOD

Place a few ice cubes into a glass, lay the grapefruit and ginger slices on top of the ice.

Pour over 50ml of Seedlip Spice 94  top with East Imperial grapefruit tonic and add sugar syrup to taste.

THE CORELEONE

Mandarin tonic, all spice berries in the bottom of the glass, orange or mandarin peel.

INGREDIENTS

50ml Seedlip Spice 94

3 allspice berries

East Imperial clementine tonic

Sugar syrup to taste (see recipe below)

Orange peel to garnish

Ice cubes

METHOD

Place allspice berries in the bottom of the glass and top with ice cubes.

Pour over 50ml Seedlip Spice 94, top with East Imperial clementine tonic and add sugar syrup to taste.

Garnish with orange peel.

ICED 'G & TEA'

Grapefruit marmalade, pushed through a sieve and chilled ginger tea with lemon peel. 

INGREDIENTS

50ml Seedlip Spice 94

250ml chilled ginger tea

2 tbsp grapefruit marmalade

Thin slice of lemon

Thin slice of ginger (optional)

Ice cubes

METHOD

Make the ginger tea and leave to cool in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. 

Using a spoon, push the grapefruit marmalade through a sieve and into a small bowl. Pour the chilled ginger tea into the bowl and whisk together to combine.

Place a few ice cubes into a glass, pour over 50ml of Seedlip Spice 94.  Top with the grapefruit marmalde and ginger tea combination and garnish with the slice of lemon and ginger (optional).

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Sugar Syrup

INGREDIENTS

1kg White Sugar

1 litre water

METHOD

Place the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Bring to the boil, without stirring, and once boiled removed from the heat and allow to cool.

Note: This will keep for about 2 weeks in the fridge.