Monkarita Cocktail – A mysterious gin cocktail for the festive season

It’s the silly season and we have the perfect cocktail for the festivities to come. It even has a great name that is bound to bring a smile to your guests’ faces as well as start conversation. Inspired by the all-time favourite tequila cocktail, the margarita, the Monkarita cocktail is as fun to drink as it is to say. This is one heck of a gin cocktail that you will never forget.

The Monkarita is a very simple cocktail to make. It rewards with lots of flavours giving you the most unique experience. The only time-intensive step is making the Mysterium Syrup which is a cucumber, mint and green tea-infused syrup. You’ll only need to make this tasty cocktail ingredient once a month as it has a 4-week lifespan in the fridge. But that depends on the size of your party, doesn’t it?

When using MONKS gin, expect nine intensely flavour-forward botanicals, hand-picked and many endemic to South Africa. Combine with crystal-clear mountain waters and the result is a rewarding one, featuring ripples of citrus, berries and Cape Buchu.

Give the gift of pure flavour with our Monkarita Cocktail this festive season.

Monkarita Cocktail

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by MONKS Gin Difficulty: Easy

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Total time

20

minutes

Ingredients

• 50 ml 50 MONKS Mysterium (Fynbos infused gin)

• 50 ml 50 lime juice

• 37½ ml 37½ mysterium syrup

• 1½ cups 1½ ice

• Mysterium Syrup

• 500 ml 500 water

• 500 g 500 brown sugar

• 2 2 cucumbers

• 50 g 50 fresh mint

• 10 10 green tea bags

Method

• Put all ingredients in a blender (nutri-bullet if you can) and blend for 10-20 seconds depending on how you like the consistency.
• Serve in a margarita glass and garnish with a full slice of lime.
• Mysterium Syrup
• Chop the cucumber and mint. Add to a blender and liquidise.
• Add the water, sugar, cucumber-mint mix and 10 tea bags to a pot and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat to the lowest and allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Allow to rest for at least an hour.
• Strain into glass bottle of your choice. Can be kept in the fridge for up to 1 month. 

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