If you’re looking for a great non-alcoholic option or an alternative to sugary soft drinks, Genie have got you covered. But as much as we love Genies on their own, we’re partial to an evening Genie kombucha cocktail too. Our drinks are great mixers for alcoholic and non-alcoholic spirits, and with World Cocktail Day approaching on 13th May, we thought we would share some of our favourite summer kombucha cocktail ideas (and some Live Soda ones as well)!
The Lively Sapling
Genie have partnered with our friends at Sapling Spirits for World Cocktail Day on 13th May 2021 to create The Lively Sapling.
Our fruity, fresh take on a Screwdriver is perfect for summer, swapping out traditional orange juice for our Original Orange Liva Soda for some extra probiotics and vitamin C (so it’s healthy-ish), and adding some blood orange juice. You can head down to The Clarence Tavern in Stoke Newington next week to enjoy these at the bar, as that’s where we came up with this delicious recipe!
Ingredients:
- 150ml Genie Orangeade Live Soda
- 25ml Sapling vodka
- 50ml blood orange juice
- 10ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Blood orange slices to garnish
- Ice
Method:
- Pour lime juice and vodka over the ice in a tall glass
- Top up to 2/3rds with Genie Original Orange Live Soda and stir
- Garnish with a slice of blood orange
- Gently pour the blood orange juice onto the top, or pour gently down a cold cocktail stirrer
Genie Dark & Stormy
Ingredients:
- 125ml Genie Fiery Ginger Kombucha (or to top)
- 50ml dark rum
- 25ml freshly squeezed lime juice
- Lime wedges and mint leaves to garnish
- Ice
Method:
- Put ice in the glass
- Pour lime juice and rum over the ice
- Top with Genie Fiery Ginger Kombucha
- Stir and garnish with a slice of lime and mint leaves
Gin Genie
Ingredients:
- 250ml Genie Lemonade Live Soda
- 50ml gin
- Lemon wedges and mint leaves to garnish
- Ice
Method:
- Put ice in the glass
- Pour gin over the ice
- Top with Genie Lemon & Ginger Live Soda
- Stir and garnish with a slice of lemon and mint leaves
Genie Mi’no’sa
Ingredients:
- 125ml Genie Orangeade Live Soda
- 25ml Caleno Light & Zesty
- Orange peel to garnish
- Ice
Method:
- Put ice in the glass
- Pour the non-alcoholic spirit over the ice
- Top with Genie Original Orange Live Soda
- Stir and garnish with orange peel
Genie Citrus Martini
Ingredients:
- 100ml Genie Sweet Citrus Kombucha
- 50ml Sapling vodka
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- Ice
- Grapefruit peel to garnish
Method:
- Put ice into a cocktail shaker with vodka and lemon juice and shake until cold (30 seconds)
- Strain into a martini glass
- Top with ice-cold Genie Crisp Citrus Kombucha
- Garnish with grapefruit peel
Genie Mock-jito
Ingredients:
- 275ml Genie Dry Apple Kombucha
- 50ml lime juice
- Crushed ice
- A handful of fresh mint leaves
Method:
- Muddle together torn mint leaves and lime juice in a tall glass
- Top up with Genie Dry Apple Kombucha until the glass is 2/3rds full
- Fill up with crushed ice
- Garnish with extra mint
Genie Summer Spritz (O’clock)
Ingredients:
- 275ml Genie Lemonade Live Soda
- 50ml Pimms
- Ice
- A handful of fresh mint leaves
- Sliced cucumber
- Sliced strawberries
Method:
- Pour the Pimms over ice
- Top up with Genie Lemon & Ginger Live Soda
- Stir in the sliced fruit and garnish with mint
If you have any great Genie cocktail recipes to share, please let us know on social @geniedrinks. We would love to try them too!
Photo attribution:
Photos by Jennifer Schmidt David Todd McCarty Marina Zaharkina Cody Chan Varshesh Joshi Becky Fantham on Unsplash