Kiwi Lime Cooler Mocktail Recipe
Muddled kiwi with lime and soda — green, seedy and sharper than most tropical fruit.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Kiwi1 piece
- Fresh lime juice25 ml (0.8 oz)
- Simple syrup20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Soda water120 ml (4.1 oz)
How to Make It
- Muddle the peeled kiwi with lime juice and syrup.
- Add ice and shake, then strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water.
- Garnish with a kiwi slice.
Garnish
Kiwi slice
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, fruit notes come forward and it drinks cool and easy.
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 lime juice
- Freshly squeezed lime. Bottled lime tastes cooked and flat; one lime gives about 30 ml. If you have none, half lemon and half grapefruit juice comes closest.
- 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
The fruit is Chinese by origin and was called the Chinese gooseberry until New Zealand growers renamed it for export in 1959.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Kiwi Lime Cooler mixed?
- It is shaken and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Kiwi Lime Cooler contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Kiwi Lime Cooler hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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