Recipe

Egypt Cactus and Cucumber Lemonade

The earliest record of lemonade comes from the 12th century and Egypt. An exciting, refreshing blend of cactus and cucumber syrup and lime juice, lengthened with sparkling lemonade. A menu staple.

Flavour

Cactus, Cucumber

Glass

Highball

Difficulty

Easy

A glass is on an outdoor table, placed on a glass coaster. The glass contains a clear drink and a slice of cucumber in a ring at the top of the glass. Also on the table are salt and pepper shakers. In the background we can see the street.

INGREDIENTS

20ml Cactus Syrup
15ml Cucumber Syrup
10ml Lime Juice
150ml Soda Water

Garnish

Cucumber ribbon.

Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice and add all the ingredients.
  2. Stir well. Garnish and serve.

EXPERIMENT WITH
flavour

Use this recipe as a starting point for exploring your own unique drinks creation using our true flavour syrup.

Cactus
Cucumber
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