Diner's Wine "Mojito"
"This cocktail was created to represent the Diners, Winers, and Chives team for ZWT #8. It represents our team because it is fresh, trendy, sweet, spicy, and also health conscious. Yes, I said it. It's got fresh fruit, fresh herbs, raw honey, and fresh ginger. Do the research. And we stick together and don't do anything without Chives."
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 2 -3 fresh basil leaves
- 1 slice fresh lemon (thin)
- 1 slice fresh lime (thin)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon gingerroot, grated
- 1 dash Chinese five spice powder
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 8 ounces dry white wine or 8 ounces dry red wine
- chives, for garnish
- fresh basil, for garnish (you'll enjoy the aroma as you sip this through a straw)
directions
- In the bottom of a tall glass, muddle the basil, lemon, lime, grated ginger, 5-spice powder, and honey.
- Fill glass with ice cubes; pour in wine.
- Garnish with fresh or dried chives and fresh basil sprig.
- Enjoy with a pretty colored straw.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
Made this for the Beverage Dartboard in ZWT 8 - I didn't mind this, but I must say, I subbed some mint for the basil and omitted the chives the second time (Hey, I'm a perfectionist... hic) and it was more up my alley. Used a red wine blend I had. Thanks! -
This was a lovely sangria type drink. You could taste all the different elements of this drink; the honey really brings the spices and herbs to the fore front. Served chilled in a tall glass for a much needed treat at the end of a very long weekend. I used California Big House Red wine, which is full of fruit flavors, used lime juice in place of lime slice, I was out of fresh limes, did use two slices of lemon, wild flower honey, fresh ginger, fresh thai basil and I ground my own chinese five spice powder to make this tasty cockail. Thanks for sharing your creation threeovens . Made for The Fearless Red Dragons - Beverage Dart Board - Team Drink Challenge - ZWT - 8 -
I had really high hopes for this drink when I finished muddling the initial ingredients. It smelled sooooo good! And when I licked the muddler (Yes, I did!!!) it was delicious. But once I got the wine in there and poured the drink, it just didn't do anything for me. Next time, and there WILL be a next time!) I will use rum and top off with club soda. Maybe tomorrow...
Tweaks
-
Made this for the Beverage Dartboard in ZWT 8 - I didn't mind this, but I must say, I subbed some mint for the basil and omitted the chives the second time (Hey, I'm a perfectionist... hic) and it was more up my alley. Used a red wine blend I had. Thanks!
-
This was a lovely sangria type drink. You could taste all the different elements of this drink; the honey really brings the spices and herbs to the fore front. Served chilled in a tall glass for a much needed treat at the end of a very long weekend. I used California Big House Red wine, which is full of fruit flavors, used lime juice in place of lime slice, I was out of fresh limes, did use two slices of lemon, wild flower honey, fresh ginger, fresh thai basil and I ground my own chinese five spice powder to make this tasty cockail. Thanks for sharing your creation threeovens . Made for The Fearless Red Dragons - Beverage Dart Board - Team Drink Challenge - ZWT - 8
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LucyS-D
Brentwood, 72
<p><span> </span></p>
<p>We may live without poetry, music and art;</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We may live without conscience and live without heart;</p>
<p>We may live without friends; we may live without books,</p>
<p>But civilized man cannot live without cooks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>He may live without books -- what is knowledge but grieving?</p>
<p>He may live without hope-- what is hope but deceiving?</p>
<p>He may live without love -- what is passion but pining?</p>
<p>But where is the man that can live without dining?</p>
<p>-- Owen Meredith</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm an all-American original, having lived in Hawaii, New York, Texas, South Carolina, and Miami. I also served 7 years in the US Army. My husband is from Bogota, Colombia and has also lived in the former Soviet Union. But now we are both in NY.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tomasi enjoyes a bath!</p>
<p><br /><a href=http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/?action=view&current=tomas.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/tomas.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /></a> <br /> <br />Some of my recipes:</p>
<p>
<object width=480 height=360 data=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw type=application/x-shockwave-flash>
<param name=data value=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw />
<param name=src value=http://w845.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/12cdcf0a.pbw />
<param name=wmode value=transparent />
</object>
<a href=http://photobucket.com/slideshows target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif alt=/ /></a><a href=http://s845.photobucket.com/albums/ab15/luseaann/?action=view?t=12cdcf0a.pbw target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif alt=/ /></a> <br /> <br /> <br />I also have the genealogy bug! I've been tracing my roots for at least 10 years. One branch came to America just after the Mayflower in the early 1600s. Others came in the early 1700s, late 1890s. So, my American roots run pretty deep and I am deeply patriotic. Just wish someone had thought to same me some land!</p>
