An easy & refreshing mocktail, ideally for your Midsummer celebrations and all other warmer days of the year. I promise, it won’t just taste like lemonade :).

WHAT YOU NEED (for 1 mocktail):

1 jar with a lid (for about 300-500ml)
strawberries or other berries of your choice, about a handful
1 good tbsp apple vinegar
4cl elderflower cordial
(Sparkling) water
ice cubes or crushed ice, whatever you prefer
optional: a few basil leaves
1 fork or mortar to mash your berries

Take a handful strawberries and your basil leaves and put them into your jar.
Then take a fork or mortar to mash your berries.
Mix in 4cl or about 2 tbsp of elderflower cordial (find a recipe here) and 1 tbsp of good, cloudy apple vinegar.
Add ice. Cubes or crushed ice, whatever available and what you prefer. Close the jar (using the lid) and shake it. Now you can fill up the jar with cold (sparkling) water.
To make the presentation extra pretty, garnish your drink with a strawberry and/or basil leaf at the end. Enjoy!

Munich-born Elisabeth Grindmayer lives on an 100-year-old forest farm in the wild nature of Southern Sweden. She works as freelance photographer and author (for magazines, publishers, and brands), primarily in the areas of food, kitchen gardening and slow living. With the help of the 50 recipes and stories of her new cookbook, "A Year in Sweden" (Hölker Verlag 2024), she takes her readers on a culinary and visual journey to her newly chosen home in Sweden. Learn more about here here: elisabethgrindmayer.com