How To Make Cocktail In South Africa

What is Cocktail?

A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink. Most commonly, cocktails are either a single spirit or a combination of spirits,

mixed with other ingredients such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, shrubs, and bitters.

How To Make Cocktail In South Africa

Ingredients

50 ml vodka

Juice of 1 lime

20 ml simple syrup (sugar water)

4 basil leaves (keep one aside for garnish)

Small pinch of Robertsons Barbecue Spice

Ice cubes

Place the simple syrup and 3 basil leaves in a metal shaker.

Fill the shaker with ice cubes.

Add the vodka and lime juice.

Shake and strain contents into a tumbler.

Top with a sprinkle of Robertsons’ barbecue Spice.

Garnish with a basil leaf.

What are the main ingredients to make cocktails?

Club Soda. One of the easiest mixers to make any drink is to mix it with club soda.

Cola.

Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer.

Tonic Water.

Lemons and/or Limes and Sugar (Sours)

Lemons/Limes, Sugar, and Soda or Ginger Beer (Fizzes)

Lemons/Limes, Sugar, Soda, and Herbs or Berries (Smashes)

Dry Vermouth.

What is the most popular cocktail in South Africa?

Ah, the famousĀ Pina Colada! South Africa’s fine weather might be the reason for this cool drink to make the list.

There are many stories about this cocktail’s origin. One interesting tale is that an infamous pirate gave his crew a mix of rum, coconut, and pineapple to boost their morale.