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Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail

We’re used to bright, fresh summer flavors in cocktails this season but sometimes you really just need some spices to warm you up on cool summer nights. This Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail will refresh you and at the same time warm you up with the flavorful  cardamom!  

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Summer cocktails, like I mentioned before in my Citrus Hibiscus Fizz post, are meant to be simple. Something you can whip up in a matter of minutes (if you’re properly stocked!) For this drink, the only “complex” thing about it is making a cardamom simple syrup, which shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.

Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail

As the summer season slowly creeps up on us, the restaurant industry on Martha’s Vineyard is trying to stay ahead. Or maybe catch up? We’ve just gotten through Memorial Day and Father’s Day, two big humps that will lead to now 2 weeks of training new cooks in this “slow period” before July 4th. These couple weeks, we train and re-train; we teach our new cooks how to prep, cut, cook, and bake a variety of items in hopes that they make it through September. That’s seasonal life for you – winter months are spent craving for the warmth of summer and the summer months are spent working 16 hour days. We’ll see the beach in September. That’s the way it is.

Coconut & Cardamom Cocktail

As cooks, the one thing we do look forward to is our end of the night boozy drink. Typically, I don’t tend to indulge in alcohol (I’d rather dive into a jar of Nutella), but sometimes a cold drink after 16-hours of standing up and running around in the kitchen is all my body craves. This Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail is refreshing enough with the coconut water, with a hint of spice from the cardamom. I’ve suggested gin as the alcohol of choice since I like how the slight juniper flavor pairs with the cardamom, but you can definitely switch it up and use vodka or even a spiced rum. Choose your poison and drink in moderation. Happy summer my friends!

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Coconut & Cardamom Summer Cocktail
Author: Marnely Murray
Recipe type: drinks
Prep time:  5 mins
Total time:  5 mins
Serves: 6
 
A refreshing and fragrant cocktail to make this summer, and still stay hydrated!
Ingredients
for the cardamom syrup:
  • ½ cup cool water
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon green cardamom pods (or ½ teaspoon ground cardamom)
for the drink:
  • 2 parts coconut water
  • 1 part St. Germain (elderflower liqueur)
  • 1 tablespoon cardamom syrup
  • ½ part gin
  • pear crisps
Instructions
  1. To make syrup, simmer water, sugar, and cardamom until it comes to a soft boil and sugar is dissolved. Cover and steep overnight. The next day, strain the cardamom pods if used.
  2. To make cocktail, site together all the ingredients and pour over ice. Serve with a pear crisp.
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Comments

  1. Helen says

    May 17, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    This sounds delicious but what is a pear crisp?

    Reply
  2. rebecca says

    July 16, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    fun love the addition of cardamom

    Reply
  3. Becca from ItsYummi! says

    June 18, 2014 at 9:14 am

    OK, so you know that I don’t drink alcohol, but OH EM GEE… the cardamom in this is blowing my mind! Fabulous, Nelly!

    Reply
  4. Christine from Cook the Story says

    June 18, 2014 at 9:12 am

    This sounds absolutely fantastic, Nelly!

    Reply
  5. Carolyn says

    June 18, 2014 at 7:16 am

    The St. Germain bottle caught my eye in Pinterest because I recently bought some to make cocktails. It’s so good, I love it! This looks wonderful.

    Reply

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