3 Easy Summer Drinks with Spice Drops: Citrus Spritz, Raspberry Rose Fizz and White Mojito

In short: Three easy summer drinks for cafés, bars and home: a citrus spritz with Orange Zest and Lime Zest, a raspberry rose fizz with Rose and Mint, and a white mojito with Mint. Each needs only one or two drops of Spice Drops and can be made with or without alcohol.

How do you make a citrus spritz?

Ingredients: 150ml tonic water, 1 drop Orange Zest Spice Drops, 1 drop Lime Zest Spice Drops, ice, orange peel and mint to garnish. Add a measure of an aperitif such as Aperol if you would like an alcoholic version.

1. Put the drops in a wine glass, add ice and pour over the tonic (and aperitif, if using).
2. Twist a strip of orange peel inside the glass and garnish with mint.

Full citrus spritz recipe.

How do you make a raspberry rose fizz?

Ingredients (serves 2): 100g raspberries plus 6 to serve, 1 tsp sugar, 60ml water, 2 drops Rose, 2 drops Mint, 2 ice cubes, 400ml tonic water.

1. Crush the raspberries and push them through a sieve into a jug, discarding the pips.
2. Add the sugar, water and Spice Drops, then the ice, and mix well.
3. Top with tonic, stir, pour into two glasses and add 3 raspberries to each.

For a gin version, see the raspberry, rose and mint gin fizz.

How do you make a white mojito?

Ingredients: 1 part lime juice or cordial, caster sugar to taste, 1 to 2 drops Mint, crushed ice, 2 parts white rum (leave out for a virgin mojito), a dash of soda water, a sprig of mint.

1. Put the lime, sugar and Mint drops in a tall glass and half fill with crushed ice.
2. Add the rum, if using, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
3. Top with ice and soda and garnish with mint.

Full white mojito recipe.

Why use Spice Drops in drinks?

A drop or two flavours a drink, the flavour is the same every time, and there is no muddling or straining. Spice Drops contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and are oxalate free. They are vegan, gluten free and alcohol free, and contain a plant derived emulsifier, polysorbate 80, which helps them mix into drinks.

How are Spice Drops made?

Spice Drops are made at our own factory in Kerala, India, by a family business that dates back to 1946. The spices are crushed in a hammer mill or under a roller without heat, then extracted, and the solvent is removed under vacuum. For some flavours the distilled oil of the same spice is added back. Leafy herbs such as Mint are distilled essential oil only. The result is real spice flavour: the natural compounds that give each spice its taste and aroma are still there, such as piperine, which gives black pepper its heat.

Venues can buy 100ml bottles through our Trade page. See also our Cocktail Spices Collection and mocktail ideas.