Beetroot & Dill Cooler Mocktail Recipe
Beetroot juice with dill, lemon and soda — earthy and savoury, the opposite of a fruit drink.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Medium
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Beetroot juice90 ml (3 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice25 ml (0.8 oz)
- Simple syrup20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Fresh dill3 piece
- Soda water80 ml (2.7 oz)
How to Make It
- Slap the dill and shake it with the beetroot juice, lemon juice, syrup and ice.
- Double-strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a dill sprig.
Garnish
Dill sprig
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, it has a green, botanical backdrop and it is layered, giving you something different each sip.
The technique
Shaking. Anything with juice, syrup, egg white or cream gets shaken: the shaker chills the drink and adds roughly 20% water, and that water is what takes the edge off. Twelve to fifteen seconds, until the tin frosts over. Under-shaking leaves the drink harsh because it never got enough dilution.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Soda water
- Plain carbonated water. It goes in LAST and nothing is stirred after it. An open bottle goes flat fast, so small bottles make more sense than big ones.
The Story
Beetroot and dill sit together in every bowl of borscht; putting them in a glass is a recent idea that works for the same reason.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Beetroot & Dill Cooler mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Beetroot & Dill Cooler contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Beetroot & Dill Cooler hard to make?
- Moderate. A shaker or mixing glass plus a strainer covers it.
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