Vodka St Clements

Name: Vodka St Clements
Ingredients: 60 ml VODKA (1 1/2 parts); 10 ml FRESH LEMON JUICE (1/4 part); 30 ml FRESH ORANGE JUICE (1/3 part); 120 ml SOBA-CHA SODA *see below for recipe. (3 parts)

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Vodka St Clements

“Oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clements”. This is certainly not the first lemon and orange cocktail to be called a St. Clements, but it most likely is the first version to include the delicious toasted cereal notes from a soda flavoured with Soba-cha (see bottom of page for simple instructions of how to make it).

Soba-cha is a Japanese infusion (also drunk in other Asian countries under other names) of toasted buckwheat that can be used and enjoyed in place of tea, but without the caffeine. We use the Japanese name, as it was a time in Japan that first made us aware of this delicious ingredient many years ago.

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Ingredients
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60 ml VODKA (1 1/2 parts)
10 ml FRESH LEMON JUICE (1/4 part)
30 ml FRESH ORANGE JUICE (1/3 part)
120 ml SOBA-CHA SODA *see below for recipe. (3 parts)

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GLASS - HIGHBALL

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ICE - CUBED TO SERVE

GARNISH - ORANGE WEDGE

How to make it

1 - Add all ingredients to a highball.
2 - Fill glass with ice, garnish and serve.
To Make Soba-cha Soda
You have a few options here to make this very simple tasty soda.
The measurements are a guideline, about 1 Tsp. per 350ml of water.
You can scale up or down depending how much soda you want to make
V1.
Ingredients
2 Tsp Soba-cha
Approx. 700 ml / 24 oz Filtered Water
1 - Infuse water with Soba-cha:
Add Soba-cha to cold water and leave to infuse overnight in the fridge
OR
Use hot water to infuse more quickly, then allow it to cool before chilling.
2 - Strain out the Soba-cha and carbonate (Sodastream or other carbonating equipment).
V2.
Ingredients
3 Tsp Soba-cha
Approx. 1L / 34 oz Sparkling Water
1 - Open a bottle of sparkling water and tip out around ½ oz or 15ml.
2 - Gently add the Soba-cha directly to the bottle, replace the lid and put it into the fridge to infuse.
To serve either:
A. Gently strain out the Soba-cha, rebottle the flavoured sparkling water and seal to avoid losing carbonation. Place in the fridge until ready to use.
B. If you’re serving straight away, you can pour the Soba-cha soda straight from the bottle and into your drinks. Simply pass through a fine strainer into the glass to avoid any pieces of Soba-cha getting into your drink.