Strawberry Kombucha Cocktail

I love using fresh fruit in cocktails. It adds so much flavor with out having to use sugary mixers. Kombucha is also a great mixer to use in drinks. It is tart and fruity and there are so many different flavors to play with. For this cocktail I used Muse and Metta nettle, lemon, ginger kombucha. They are based in Chattanooga, TN but also sell their bucha in Nashville, North Alabama and here in Birmingham.

Did you see the grilled strawberry recipe I shared last week? I used some of those strawberries in this drink as well. I didn’t want the extra berries to go to waste and since it was perfect porch sitting weather I decide cocktails were in order. Eric and I love sitting outside and relaxing in the evenings on cooler nights. We have to enjoy our backyard before it gets too hot and humid. Summer comes early in the South. This time of year we often fire up the grill two or three times a week. It’s so easy and fun to grill out and you don’t have to worry about heating up the house.

To make a Strawberry Kombucha Cocktail you need:

• 2 strawberries
• 1 oz Kentucky bourbon
• 4 oz kombucha (lemon ginger)
• mint to garnish

In an old fashioned glass muddle two strawberries. I used grilled strawberries to add a little smokey charred flavor but fresh work just as well. Then add one ounce of good bourbon and fill the glass with ice. Pour the sparkling kombucha over the ice to fill the glass and gently stir. Add a sprig of mint to garnish.

If you are looking for other fresh fruit drinks perfect for summer try our Blackberry Mint Cocktail