Toyota has decided to celebrate designated drivers across Canada this holiday season by creating unique mocktails inspired by Toyota vehicles - 0% alcohol, 100% fun!
Corolla Rosemary & Grapefruit Sparkler
Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Rosemary & Grapefruit Sparkler
- ½ cup ruby red grapefruit juice
- ½ cup seltzer (carbonated water)
- 1 sprig of fresh rosemary (for garnish)
- 3-4 ice cubes
Make rosemary simple syrup by bringing water to a boil. Add sugar and continuously stir until dissolved. Add fresh rosemary sprigs and simmer on low heat for 30-45 seconds. Turn off heat and let rosemary submerge in syrup water for up to an hour. Cool and set in the fridge.
In a clear glass, combine ice cubes, grapefruit juice, seltzer, and rosemary simple syrup (adjust amount to your liking). Stir, and place one sprig of fresh rosemary as garnish.
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RAV4 Ginger & Pear Spice
- 1 tablespoon ginger spiced simple syrup (recipe to follow)
- 1/3 cup pear nectar
- 2 Tbsp ginger ale
- Garnish: Cinnamon sticks, star anise pods, candied ginger (optional)
Ginger Spiced Simple Syrup Recipe:
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups sliced fresh ginger root, peeled
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 whole nutmeg seeds
- 2 whole star anise pods
- 1 tsp whole cloves
- 1 Tbsp whole cardamom seeds
*In a pinch, replace all the spices with two Chai tea bags and the fresh ginger.
Place sugar, water, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, cloves, and cardamon in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the syrup uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to thicken and infuse the flavours. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Strain the syrup into a jar or container.
To make the mocktail: Fill a shaker with ice. Add a tablespoon of the ginger spiced simple syrup and 1/3 cup of pear nectar to the shaker. Put the lid securely on the shaker and shake vigorously until the drink is cold. Fill a glass with ice, pour over the shaken mocktail and top with Ginger ale. Stir and garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or a star anise pod, if desired. Enjoy immediately.
Extra simple syrup can be stored sealed in the fridge.
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Green Tundra Iced Kombucha
- 3oz Mint Kombucha
- 1oz Cedar Simple Syrup **
- 1 Lime zest and juice
- 3oz Tonic Soda
- Cube brown sugar (ideally demerara)
For the syrup, pour the lemon juice into a saucepan, add the cedar jelly, and melt it.
Frost a small glass: lightly wet the rim of the glass with a lime wedge, and then dip in a plate containing a base of brown sugar. The sugar will stick to the edge of the glass with the humidity.
Then pour the kombucha, tonic soda and lemon-cedar syrup into the frosted glass.
Add ice cubes to almost reach the edge of the glass. Finish with the lime zest. You can garnish with a cedar branch if you have one.
** If you cannot find cedar jelly at the delicatessen, pour 100ml of water and 100ml of sugar, and add small, crushed cedar branches. Bring to a boil, set aside in the fridge, letting the cedar infuse overnight. Pass through a fine strainer. The syrup will keep for several weeks in the fridge.
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