It’s the festive season and you can fuse your cocktails with rooibos for a traditional or modern twist. Think rooibos-infused, fruit-based punches (with or without alcohol) or refreshing flavour bursts like rooibos with apple mojito.
A tall glass of chilled iced rooibos is also cleansing and helps the stomach to digest after an overindulgent feast, making it the perfect post-Christmas lunch or dinner pick-me-up. It’s quick, easy and economical with an endless combination of flavours. Simply choose your favourite rooibos blend, add some ice and your choice of fruit or herbs and voila!
Here are a few rooibos-infused drinks options for you to try:
Rooibos tea punch
¦ Ingredients:
• 500 ml strong rooibos tea, cooled
• 500 ml peach juice
• At least 100 ml vodka (optional)
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• handful of fresh mint leaves
• 2 peaches, thinly sliced
¦ Method:
1. Combine all the ingredients in a large jug and stir well
2. Serve over ice
Strawberry punch
¦ Ingredients:
• 750 ml strong, cold rooibos
• 1 litre apple juice
• 1 litre granadilla or passion fruit juice
• 1 litre strawberry juice
• 2 bottles (750 ml each) of sparkling red grape juice
• 1 punnet of strawberries, sliced
• 1 orange, sliced
• fresh mint leaves
¦ Method:
1. Mix rooibos, apple, granadilla and strawberry juices and chill.
2. Add chilled sparkling grape juice.
3. Garnish with strawberries, orange and mint. Steep, sip and be merry!
