People love cocktails for their intricate taste, combination of aromas and exotic look. And green drinks generally seem unrealistic. This is probably why absinthe has gained such popularity. Emerald, mysterious, exploding the brain with the warmth of strong alcohol, this son of bitter wormwood will give a decadent touch to any cocktail. Perhaps the most extreme of these is the Green Angel. This cocktail equally contains vodka, gin, tequila, light rum, absinthe, syrup and Coca-Cola. He is preparing in a glass. With a special spoon, the ingredients are carefully added in the indicated order, but not mixed.
Green can also be a “clear water policy." Especially when it comes to Northern Ireland. In spite of the orange , St. Patrick's Day acquired a special subtext for Catholics living in this part of Great Britain. The holiday is celebrated on an unprecedented scale. Shamrocks and emerald color - symbols of Ireland - can be seen at every step, like Christmas trees for the New Year. Special green cocktails are prepared for St. Patrick's Day.
Most ordinary Irish on March 17 just drink beer stained with food coloring in the color of young foliage. But more sophisticated alcohol lovers make a variety of drinks, honoring St. Patrick. How to make a green smoothie? There are many ingredients of such a shade in the world: this is mint liquor, and the already mentioned absinthe, and Chartreuse. You can also achieve the desired color by mixing Blue Curacao with orangeade. And by the way, very fashionable now, “Mojito” also has a lime color.
If you go make green smoothies, here are some simple recipes. Shake 4 slices of lime and a few mint leaves in a shaker. Add fifty milligrams of gin, and then 80 ml of melon liquor. Once again we interfere, pour into a glass. Dilute with tonic (150 ml). Or here's another recipe. Throw crushed ice into the shaker and add 25 ml of mint liquor, green Chartreuse, Irish whiskey and becherovka. Shake vigorously and pour the slaughter mixture into glasses. You can experiment indefinitely.
Another thing is green smoothies for health! Having drunk one such glass, you feel not the explosive taste of alcohol, but the freshness of a spring morning, a charge of vivacity. Moreover, this vitamin bomb can also surprise with an extraordinary range of aromas and tastes. Nature abounds with healthy herbs. You should not limit yourself only to those who have firmly won a place in cooking (dill, parsley, basil, marjoram, sorrel and others). Try also mint, nettle, leaves of plantain and dandelion, wild strawberries and currants, cucumbers and pumpkins, tops of radishes and carrots.
While you do not have your own skills yet, here are some ideas on how to make tasty and healthy green smoothies:
- a lettuce, a handful of raspberries, one pear;
- celery stalk, two kiwi, one banana, water (you can replace the first component with a bunch of spinach);
- a stalk of young nettle, mango, water;
- beet tops, sorrel bunch, melon pulp, water,
- dill, parsley, two apples, an orange, a slice of lemon.