Carrot juice, rich in fiber and vitamins, is recommended for breakfast or afternoon tea. However, on the basis of freshly squeezed juice, original cocktails with alcohol can also be prepared - they are served as an aperitif that stimulates the appetite.
Squeezing carrot juice
Squeeze the juice from the carrots before you start making cocktails. For cooking, you need hard, brightly colored vegetables - they have the most pronounced taste. Do not buy flabby or pale carrots - these root vegetables will not make a good drink.
Wash the carrots, peel them and squeeze the juice with a juicer. The most useful is the drink you just got. But if you plan on making cocktails later, keep freshly squeezed carrot juice in the refrigerator.
Home-pressed drink can be replaced with a purchased one. Choose 100% organic vegetable juice - usually packed in glass bottles.
Carrot juice cocktails: what they are
Fresh carrot juice can be combined with a wide variety of alcoholic beverages - vermouth, wine, liqueur, vodka, gin, whiskey or brandy. For a more interesting taste, juices squeezed from other vegetables, fruits or berries, as well as a variety of syrups and spices are added to cocktails.
Try a light cocktail with white wine and grape juice.
You will need:
- 100 ml of freshly squeezed carrot juice;
- 200 ml of grape juice;
- 50 ml of dry white wine;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg;
- crushed ice.
In a shaker, mix carrot and grape juice with crushed ice. Pour in the wine and stir again. Pour the mixture into tall glasses and sprinkle each serving with ground nutmeg.
Before pouring the cocktail, glasses and glasses must be well cooled.
Another mouth-watering option is a gin cocktail. The sharp taste of alcohol will set off the combination of carrot and raspberry juice.
You will need:
- 1 glass of carrot juice;
- 1 glass of raspberry juice;
- 150 ml of gin;
- crushed ice.
Mix both types of juice with gin. Put crushed ice in glasses and fill it with a drink. Garnish each serving with raspberries and mint leaves.
An unusual option, suitable for a stylish party, is a cocktail of freshly squeezed carrot juice and tequila. It is complemented by a set of spices that add pungency and brightness to the drink. The serving of the cocktail is also original - alcohol and vegetable mixture are poured into separate containers.
You will need:
- 1 liter of carrot juice;
- 1 liter of golden tequila;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 75 ml of sugar syrup;
- 50 ml of wine vinegar;
- 25 ml of soy sauce;
- 25 ml Worcestershire sauce;
- 15 ml Tabasco sauce;
- 1 teaspoon of salt.
Peel and chop the garlic. Pour freshly squeezed carrot juice into a jug, add spices, chopped garlic, sugar syrup. Mix everything. Pour the golden tequila and the resulting vegetable mixture into each stack. Serve 2 stacks for each guest.
First, you should drink tequila, and then - carrot juice with spices. The indicated amount of ingredients is calculated for 20 people.
