How is it that crushed ice makes every beverage taste a thousand times better? Anyone else agree? It sure makes this Moscow Mojito Kombucha Mocktail even better.

I got the inspiration for this Moscow Mojito Mocktail from a cocktail wedding reception and the mocktail version tastes just as good as the real thing. It’s a great substitute and perfect if you want a non-alcoholic beverage to sip poolside on a hot summer day.

Rather than sugary ginger beer, the ginger flavor comes from Sparkling Ginger Live Soda. Live Kombucha soda is packed with healthy probiotics and is a great alternative to regular soda. It’s ALSO a great alternative to sugar heavy ginger beer.

This beverage is so refreshing, super simple to make, all the flavors compliment each other very well. Enjoy it morning, noon or night.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bottle Live Soda Sparkling Ginger
• Sparkling Water (I used Lime flavor)
• Crushed Ice
• Few sprigs of mint leaves (3 – 5 leaves per glass)
• 1-2 limes

DIRECTIONS

1. If you don’t have crushed ice, crush some ice cubes – enough to fill your glass nearly to the brim.
2. Juice half a lime into each of your empty glasses. Then, add the lime half and 2 – 3 mint leaves to the glass. Using the end of a wooden spoon (or muddler, if you are that fancy!), muddle the lime, lime juice, and mint leaves. Add half the ice and muddle/mix a bit more.
3. Add the remaining ice to your glasses. Top each glass with half a bottle of Sparkling Ginger Live Soda. Top with sparkling water.
4. Using a regular/fancy straw, give the glass a few stirs. Top with mint leaves.

Enjoy poolside, beachside or outside with a good book.

Jen Elliott, CES, CPT, PN1