Recipes

One base. Many ways.

The Metsikult Maitsev drink base is a concentrate — one measure makes a full glass. The measure is 30 ml, hot or cold. Here are four ways to use it, from the simplest to a cocktail.

Aromatic tea

30 ml Metsikult Maitsev drink base
220 ml warm water, no hotter than 40 °C
A mint leaf to finish

Method

Pour the base into a glass and add the warm water. Keep the water below 40 °C — boiling water flattens the ginger and lemon. Add the mint.

Sparkling refresher

30 ml Metsikult Maitsev drink base
220 ml good sparkling water
Ice
A mint leaf and a slice of lemon to finish

Method

Put 30 ml of the ginger base in a glass, fill it with ice and top with sparkling water. Stir, then add the mint and lemon.

Ginger Spark Mocktail

30 ml Metsikult Maitsev bold ginger drink base
20 ml freshly pressed lime juice
100 ml good sparkling water
50 ml apple juice
4–5 thin slices of cucumber
Ice cubes
Fresh mint and a lime wedge to finish

Method

Put the cucumber and lime juice in the glass. Press the cucumber gently to bring out its scent. Add 30 ml of the ginger base and 50 ml of apple juice. Fill the glass with ice. Top with sparkling water, stir lightly and finish with mint and a lime wedge.

Wild Ginger & Pink Grapefruit

40 ml gin
30 ml Metsikult Maitsev ginger drink base
25 ml fresh pink grapefruit juice
5–10 ml sugar syrup, to taste
80 ml sparkling water
A slice of grapefruit and a sprig of rosemary to finish

Method

Pour the gin, the ginger base, the grapefruit juice and the syrup into a shaker. Add ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds, until properly chilled. Fill a tall glass with fresh ice and strain the drink over it. Top with 80 ml of sparkling water and stir once, gently. Add the grapefruit to the rim and the rosemary on top.

This recipe contains spirits. Wildhive's own products are alcohol-free.