St Clement's Mocktail Recipe
Equal parts orange juice and bitter lemon: a bright, tangy British soft drink with a clean bitter edge.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Fresh orange juice100 ml (3.4 oz)
- Bitter lemon soda100 ml (3.4 oz)
How to Make It
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Pour in the orange juice, then top with the bitter lemon.
- Stir gently once and garnish with an orange slice and a lemon slice.
Garnish
An orange slice and a lemon slice.
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
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 orange juice
- Fresh orange juice. Carton juice is sugar-adjusted, so it sweetens the drink and drops its acidity; when you squeeze your own, pull back a little on the syrup.
The Story
A British soft drink named, indirectly, after the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons', whose opening line belongs to the bells of St Clement's.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a St Clement's mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a highball glass.
- Does a St Clement's contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a St Clement's hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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