Most alcoholic beverages contain almost no nutritional value, so it’s often advised to stay clear of them when you’re trying to shift the pounds. In fact, in a recent study of 1000 dieters, up to 26 per cent consumed a quarter of their weekly calorie intake in alcohol alone.
However, here at GTG we like our little tipple on a Friday night (and Saturday night and maybe Sunday lunch too - but who’s counting), so we’ve decided to pull together some delicious low-calorie, nutritious cocktails to help you stay slim and social this summer.
1. Coconut and Passionfruit Mango Soda
Ingredients:
1 whole fresh passionfruit, blended
60 ml fresh mango juice
60 ml Jax Coco
50 ml of soda water or sparkling mineral water
Method:
Build all the ingredients in a tall glass, add ice and top up with soda.
Garnish:
Wooden stirrer.
2. Ocean Water Mojito
Ingredients:
20 ml Jax Coco
1 whole lime, sliced and crushed
1 bar spoon desiccated coconut
30 ml of agave syrup
2 sprigs of fresh mint
40 ml white rum
2 drops of angostura bitters
Method:
Muddle in a rock glass the lime, Jax Coco, coconut, agave syrup and mint. Add the rum, cover the glass with crushed ice and stir well.
Garnish:
Small sprig of mint and 2 drops of angostura bitter.
3. Fruity Frappe
Ingredients:
2 whole strawberries
30 ml vanilla soya milk
30 ml Jax Coco
30 ml tequila
Method:
Blend strawberry, coconut water, crushed ice, vanilla soya milk and tequila.
Garnish:
Serve in a Jax Coco Tetra Pak with a Bamboo straw.
4. Coco Tall Negroni
Ingredients:
60 ml Mancino Vermouth Rosso Amaranto
30 ml Campari Bitter
60 ml Jax Coco
1 long orange zest
Method:
Build the Vermouth and Campari in a tall glass with high quality of ice and top up with Jax Coco.
Garnish:
Long bar spoon and orange zest.
5. Jax Julep (served at the Fifth Floor Bar at Harvey Nichols)
Ingredients:
1 strawberry
1 stalk of lemongrass
50 ml Beefeater 24 Gin
10 ml lemon juice
15 ml agave syrup
Top up with Jax Coco sparkling coconut water
Method:
Muddle the strawberry and lemongrass, add the mixed gin, juice and syrup. Strain and pour over crushed ice and top up with Jax Sparkling.
Garnish:
A stick of lemongrass, half a strawberry and a sprinkling of lemon zest.
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