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New Year's Cocktail or Mocktail – Fresh and Fast
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New Year's Cocktail or Mocktail – Fresh and Fast

A fresh, bubbly and quick New Year's cocktail – with an equally good alcohol-free version. A fine way to start the evening or toast the new year.

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5 min total
2 servings
Very Easy

Ingredients

servings
Units

  • Cocktail (with alcohol)

    • 1.4 fl oz Gin
    • 1⅓ tbsp Lime juice
    • 1⅓ tbsp Ginger syrup
    • about 0.4 cup Sparkling tonic

  • Mocktail (alcohol-free)

    • 1⅓ tbsp Lime juice
    • 1⅓ tbsp Ginger syrup
    • about 0.4 cup Alcohol-free tonic

  • Serving & garnish

    • 4 stk Ice cubes
    • 1 skiver Lime slice or lime zest

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare glasses and ingredients

    1. Place 2 glasses in the freezer for 5 minutes if you have time (optional, but gives a crisper drink).
    2. Fill the glasses with ice cubes.
    3. Measure out gin (for the cocktail), lime juice and ginger syrup so you can assemble the drink quickly.
    2 min
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  2. 2

    Mix the cocktail (with alcohol)

    1. Pour gin, lime juice and ginger syrup into the first glass with ice.
    2. Top with sparkling tonic.
    3. Stir once with a spoon and garnish with a lime slice or a bit of lime zest.
    2 min
  3. 3

    Mix the mocktail (alcohol-free)

    1. Pour lime juice and ginger syrup into the second glass with ice.
    2. Top with alcohol-free tonic.
    3. Stir once and garnish with lime.
    1 min

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Nutrition

Calories

90kcal

Protein

0g

Fat

0g

Carbs

14g

Serving Size

200ml

Serving

Suggestions

  • • Serve right away – that is when the bubbles are at their best.
  • • Make it extra New Year’s festive with ice-cold glasses and a thin strip of lime zest on the rim.

Drink Pairings

  • • Sparkling: Keep toasting with a dry sparkling wine at midnight

Side Pairings

  • • Salted almonds or small olives
  • • Crispy chips or nut crunch

Dessert Pairings

  • • Light citrus dessert or sorbet

Storage

Fresh

  • • Duration: 7 days
  • • Temperature: 5°C
  • • Method: Store the syrup in the fridge

Tips

Preparation

  • • Chill the tonic and glasses well – it gives more fizz and a crisper drink.
  • • Make the ginger syrup ahead of time so the drink can be assembled in under 1 minute.

Cooking

  • • Taste and adjust the lime: for a fresher note, add an extra 0.5 cl.
  • • Stir only briefly – the bubbles are part of the experience.

Serving

  • • Keep the garnish simple: a lime slice or a thin strip of zest adds a festive touch without fuss.

Variations

Flavor

  • More acidity: extra lime
  • More warmth: a touch of extra ginger syrup

Health

  • Less sweet: use 1 cl ginger syrup and add a little extra lime

Method

  • Shake gin, lime and syrup with ice in a shaker and top with tonic for more body

Toppings

  • Garnish with a small sprig of rosemary
  • Add a few frozen berries as ice cubes

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Nordmad

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