Summer is not over yet! To make the most out of these last few days of sunlight, we teamed up with Eska to bring you a deliciously refreshing mocktail recipe: get ready for Peak of Summer!
Vandale’s mixologist Jake Cristofaro whipped up a seriously tasty mocktail featuring one of summer’s MVPs: Québec strawberries. And what best to add some excitement to this drink than a dash of Eska sparkling water?
“When I was first approached by Eska to make this cocktail, it was the peak of summer, so one of my favourite ingredients were in season: strawberries. They have a natural sweetness and low acidity. This makes them perfect to pair with the great tannins and acidity of hibiscus, making for a nice and fresh mocktail for the summer,” Jake explains.
Let’s raise our glass to these few remaining days of summer. Cheers!
↳ Also try Cerrone’s Respite by Jake Cristofaro
Peak of Summer
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz home-made strawberry hibiscus syrup
- 1.5 oz lemon juice
- Eska sparkling water
Method
For the syrup :- Macerate 200g of sugar with 60g of strawberries with the leaves cut off. Refrigerate overnight.
- Mix in 200ml of hibiscus tea and stir until the texture becomes syrupy.
- Add the strawberry-hibiscus syrup and lemon juice to a shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake vigorously.
- Strain with a colander into a glass with a few ice cubes.
- Top off with Eska Sparkling Water.
- Garnish with a half-slice of lemon and a strawberry.
