It’s no secret that we at Spoiled To Perfection are kombucha fans! The refreshing fermented tea beverage has certainly risen in popularity over the years, and whereas you’d once be hard-pressed to find it outside of health food and specialty stores, it’s now readily available nearly everywhere! We’ve seen recipes using kombucha for all manner of things, but one of our favorite new uses for kombucha is as a cocktail additive. When we first heard about this use we were intrigued but were pretty sure that it would taste great- and it does! We created three delicious cocktails that are sure to tickle your taste buds. The sweet and sour flavor of kombucha pairs perfectly with spirits, and adds a great fizz to your drinks, much like tonic or seltzer water. Just make sure you add in you kombucha last, to ensure your drink is at it’s bubbly finest!
Strawberry Citrus Sangria
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 orange, sliced thinly
- 1 bottle of Rose wine
- ¼ cup vodka
Combine wine, vodka, and fruit in a pitcher and chill for several hours; add 8 oz of kombucha right before serving, stir to mix. Add 1-2 tsp of simple syrup if you find it too tart.
Spiked Lemon Iced Tea
- 8oz original kombucha
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 oz bourbon
- Ice
Shake bourbon, lemon juice, and ice; pour into glass and top with kombucha; stir to mix.
Lime Ginger Booch Mule
- 8oz ginger kombucha
- 1 oz vodka
- Juice of a ½ lime
- Ice
Shake bourbon, lime juice, and ice; pour into glass and top with kombucha; stir to mix. Cheers!
