Mixing up our Sparkling Hop Water

We’ve got two different varieties of our deliciously thirst-quenching Sparkling Hop Water available at the moment – choose from the clean and crisp grape-esque character of the Nelson Sauvin infused version, or go gently tropical with the Mosaic hopped variety. Both spritzy, zesty, relaxing and refreshing.

Whilst they’re a fantastic non-alcoholic option in their own right, they also work brilliantly as a mixer! We’ve tried switching it instead of our usual tonic water in a classic G&T, which was delicious (we particularly recommend the Mosaic version with a garnish of pink grapefruit), but we reckoned we could get even more creative and come up with something special – especially with the festive season well and truly in full swing!

So, we’ve handed over to the experts here and asked for a cocktail recommendation from the marvellous Cynthia at Locksley Distilling. Cynthia and the team REALLY know their stuff when it comes to flavour (we hugely recommend the monthly cocktail nights held at the distillery just down the road from us in Portland Works, Sheffield), so we were excited to get their thoughts on our Sparkling Hop Water. Here’s what Cynthia had to say…

“When we first tasted Abbeydale Brewery’s Sparkling Hop Water, our thoughts immediately turned to cocktails. The flavour is refreshing on its own, so we thought it would be the perfect mixer for one of our cocktails. The lovely herbal notes work incredibly well with our Raspberry and Cardamom gin. We tasked Elliott (gin school host and brand ambassador) with coming up with a cocktail and we think he nailed it!”

Abbeydale Raspberry Spritz

Ingredients (makes 1 cocktail):

• 40ml Locksley Distilling Real Raspberry and Cardamom Gin (available from their website here)
• 25-30ml simple syrup
• 20ml lime juice
• Sparkling Hop Water (Nelson Sauvin)
• Cucumber
• Mint

Method:

Muddle the mint and the cucumber along with the syrup and lime juice and add to a crystal rocks glass. Add a handful of ice cubes. Pour in your gin and give it a good stir, then top up with Sparkling Hop Water to taste. Enjoy!

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Have you tried our Sparkling Hop Water as a mixer to your favourite tipple? We’d love to hear of your experiments! We’re off to try a whisky highball next…

Cheers!

Team Abbeydale