Thirst Quenchers Every Sunday, I come up with a new cocktail recipe for happy hour, and it usually centers around seasonal fruit, herbs and of course, what’s in the fridge! For this I use the Falsa Cordial recipe, add some spicy ginger and fresh torn basil leaves to spruce it up and plain regular club soda. It’s also a gorgeous shade of pink, so go ahead and add this to your girl’s night if you want to! Enjoy! Falsa Cordial Recipe here The Recipe Serves Ingredients 1 shot falsa cordial 2-3 slices of ginger 2 leaves of fresh basil 1 shot liquor of choice (gin or vodka) club soda ice Instructions In a shaker, add the cordial, ginger, basil and shake it up Pour into a serving glass with ice Add the shot of liquor Then top up with soda Garnish with lemon slice and torn basil leaf

Thirst Quenchers Phalsa or falsa – a delicious Indian summer berry – similar to the English blackcurrant but in my opinion, has far more depth and agility to work with other flavours. Falsa is a fairly new berry for me – I never grew up knowing what this was until I reached Ahmedabad. But a cordial came to mind to help beat the heat, create some beautiful pink hues, and have some fun with styling this shoot. Ideally, this tastes well on its own, but I have dabbled with flavouring it with a few slices of spicy ginger, or peppery rosemary or thyme fresh herb, tossed in at the end. For this, I share a base recipe that can be adapted to your tastes. Also sharing a delicious cocktail recipe with this cordial in the next recipe HERE The RecipeServes yields approx 1 litre Ingredients 500g falsa, washed well 300g granulated sugar 500ml water Instructions Simply combine all ingredients together in a large pot and place on medium heat and allow to cook through, stirring frequently with pushing down the berries to release more of its juice and the sugar must be dissolved Let the cordial come to cool before sieving and bottling up Shelf life: 2 weeks How to use: Add to sparkling water, club soda, tonic water or ginger ale Drink plain on ice Add to cocktails, mocktails, ice lollies etc. Flavour options: Herb: add 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary or thyme for the last few minutes and then fish it out before bottling Ginger: add 3-4 slices of fresh ginger and let it be strained out before bottling Leftover falsa: You can swirl the strained out fruit into a pound cake batter or pancake better for a fruity addition!