Baobab Retreat cocktail

Baobab Retreat cocktail

Five-star game lodge on the banks of Zambezi River, Batoka, shares one of their delicious, thirst-quenching cocktail recipes truly inspired by Africa.

Batokas’ Baobab Retreat offers gin-lovers a taste of something exotic and uniquely African with the addition of the age-old Baobab essence.

INGREDIENTS

BAOBAB AND GINGER SYRUP

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 1 cup sliced fresh ginger root, peeled
• 1-2 tablespoons of Baobab powder

COCKTAIL

• 50ml Victoria Falls Gin
• 25ml Homemade baobab and ginger syrup
• 25ml Lemon juice
• Cucumber purée

METHOD

BAOBAB AND GINGER SYRUP

Place sugar and water into a small pot on medium heat.

Stir until all sugar has melted.

Add finely chopped ginger. Bring to a boil. Once 98% there, stir in Baobab powder until no lumps.

Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 min.

Remove from the heat, and steep for an hour, or until it reaches your preferred taste.

Strain, bottle and cool.

COCKTAIL

Add all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake.

Wrap thin cucumber slices around the inside of the glass.

Fill with ice.

Pour into your glass of choice.

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Baobab Retreat cocktail

Ingredients

• Baobab and ginger syrup
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 1 cup sliced fresh ginger root, peeled
• 1-2 tablespoons of Baobab powder
• Cocktail
• 50ml Victoria Falls Gin
• 25ml Homemade baobab and ginger syrup
• 25ml Lemon juice
• Cucumber purée

Instructions

Baobab and ginger syrup

1

Place sugar and water into a small pot on medium heat.

2

Stir until all sugar has melted.

3

Add finely chopped ginger. Bring to a boil. Once 98% there, stir in Baobab powder until no lumps.

4

Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 min.

5

Remove from the heat, and steep for an hour, or until it reaches your preferred taste.

6

Strain, bottle and cool.

Cocktail

7

Add all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake.

8

Wrap thin cucumber slices around the inside of the glass.

9

Fill with ice.

10

Pour into your glass of choice.

Baobab powder is rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, and is known for its antioxidant and inflammation-reducing benefits. This powder is conveniently found at leading health stores and spice shops across South Africa. Alternatively, visit Atlas Trading to place your order.

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