Beverages American

Grapefruit & Rosemary Mocktail

Fresh pink grapefruit and sparkling water meet a rosemary simple syrup that turns a very basic mocktail into something that looks like you planned brunch on purpose.

Grapefruit & Rosemary Mocktail

What It Is

Fresh pink grapefruit and sparkling water meet a rosemary simple syrup that turns a very basic mocktail into something that looks like you planned brunch on purpose.

Origin

This is my american-leaning version, built around the ingredients and method that give the recipe its character.

Fun Fact

Rosemary’s aroma comes from volatile oils, so steeping it in warm syrup captures far more flavour than simply waving a sprig over the glass.

Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min
Total
15 min
Servings
4 glass
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Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
Away Mission
90 min walk
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water, for syrup
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 rosemary sprigs
  • 2 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice
  • ¼ cup rosemary simple syrup
  • 4 cups sparkling water

Steps

  1. Heat the water and sugar over medium heat until the sugar dissolves; do not aggressively boil.
  2. Remove from heat, add rosemary and steep for at least 1 hour. Cool.
  3. For each glass, combine grapefruit juice with rosemary syrup, top with sparkling water and garnish with rosemary.

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Notes

Taste before the final adjustment. A recipe should guide dinner, not bully it. If it needs a little more acid, sweetness, salt or heat, make the change in small steps instead of launching the whole spice rack into orbit.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 glass
Calories 410
Burning this off: one Tragically Hip song, played loud, on a treadmill.
% Daily Value*
Fat 3.0 g 4%
Saturated + Trans 1 g 5%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 15 mg 1%
Carbohydrate 98.0 g
Fibre 8.0 g 29%
Sugars 80.0 g 80%**
Protein 4.0 g
Potassium 890 mg 19%
Calcium 250 mg 19%
Iron 5.2 mg 29%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

Use equivalent ingredients where needed for allergies or availability, but keep the main sweet/sour/salty/spicy balance intact. This is cooking, not a hostage negotiation.

Storage

Keep covered and chilled. Fresh-fruit or dairy drinks are best used within 1–2 days; fizzy drinks are happiest served the same day before the bubbles file for retirement.

Freezing

Freeze still fruit bases or concentrates if useful, but add carbonation after thawing. Dairy-heavy drinks are better made fresh.