Blood Orange & Cardamom Mocktail Recipe
Blood orange with crushed cardamom and soda — bitter-edged citrus against a warm spice.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Wine glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Blood orange juice100 ml (3.4 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Cardamom3 piece
- Soda water80 ml (2.7 oz)
How to Make It
- Crush the cardamom pods and shake them with the juices and syrup and ice.
- Double-strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a blood orange slice.
Garnish
Blood orange slice
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, there is a spiced warmth to it and it is carbonated.
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 stemmed wine glass. The big bowl leaves room for ice and fruit, and gives the aroma somewhere to gather.
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
Sicilian blood oranges have a season of about ten weeks, which is why the drink appears and disappears from Italian menus every winter.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Blood Orange & Cardamom mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a wine glass.
- Does a Blood Orange & Cardamom contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Blood Orange & Cardamom hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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