Cocktails made easy with Sodastream

Summer and SodaStream go hand in hand.

Cocktails and summer go hand in hand.

It was bound to happen - delicious summer cocktails made with the ease of a SodaStream machine.

This summer SodaStream set Kiwis a challenge – to create delicious original cocktails using SodaStream machines and syrups. Kiwis fizzed with excitement and the response was overwhelming. With such a huge range of SodaStream syrups to choose from, there were some outrageous flavour combinations submitted (most worked, some didn’t!).

First prize was awarded to Mary Legaspi for her ‘Dirty Harry’ cocktail – a delicious combination of gin/vodka, lemon, honey and SodaStream Lemonade.

Other notable entries involved hot chillies, yoghurt, and most likely a terrible hangover! One thing is for sure; there was definitely no shortage of creativity.

What these Kiwis proved was just how easy it is to make cocktails at home using your SodaStream machine.

Some mint and limes from the garden, a little rum, sugar, ice and topped with bubbly water straight from your SodaStream machine – an easy and delicious Mojito, all from the comfort of your kitchen.

So go forth, get creative and enjoy summer the way it is meant to be – outside, in the sun, sipping on a refreshing cocktail made fresh (and easily!) with SodaStream.

SODASTREAM WINNING COCKTAIL RECIPES

1st DIRTY HARRY
By Mary Legaspi

Ingredients:
Ice, a shot of gin or vodka, 1 x lemon, 1 tsp honey, SodaStream Lemonade.

Directions:
1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
2. Pour one shot of gin or vodka into the glass.
3. Add 1 to 2 pieces of squeezed lemon (include the pulp to make it look dirty). 4. Add 1 tsp of honey.
5. Fill with SodaStream Lemonade.
6. Stir and serve.
7. Garnish with a round lemon slice if desired.

2nd POMEGRANATE CAPRIOSKA
By Jo Hempseed

Ingredients:
SodaStream Sparkling Goodness Lemon Lime, SodaStream Sparkling Goodness Pomegranate Blueberry, gin or vodka, 1 x pomegranate (seeds) and 1 x lime wedge – to garnish.

Directions:
1. Pour one shot of gin or vodka into a glass.
2. Add an equal amount of SodaStream Sparkling Goodness Pomegranate Blueberry.
2. Top up with SodaStream Sparkling Goodness Lemon Lime.
3. Stir and serve.
4. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a wedge of lime.

3rd SNOW WHITE
By Debbie Laurent

Ingredients:
Malibu, cream, SodaStream Lemonade.

Directions:
1. Pour 1 to 2 nips of Malibu into a glass.
2. Add equal amount of cream.
3. Slowly pour SodaStream Lemonade over top. 4. Serve with a straw.