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Citrus Garden Dinner Pitcher

Name: Citrus Garden Dinner Pitcher
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 8 drinks
Ingredients: 2 cups chilled green tea; 1 cup cucumber juice; ¾ cup fresh lemon juice; ½ cup mint syrup; 1 liter chilled sparkling water; 1 cucumber, thinly sliced; Ice

Cucumber, citrus, herbs, and cold bubbles for the whole table.

8 drinks15 minutesIce-filled wine glasses

01 · What you need

Ingredients

2 cups chilled green teaGreen Tea
1 cup cucumber juiceCucumber Juice
¾ cup fresh lemon juiceFresh Citrus Juice
½ cup mint syrupMint
1 liter chilled sparkling waterLiter Sparkling Water
1 cucumber, thinly slicedCucumber,
IceIce

02 · Make it

Method

01
Combine green tea, cucumber juice, lemon juice, mint syrup, and cucumber slices in a chilled pitcher.
02
Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
03
Add ice and sparkling water just before pouring.

Happiest note

Keep the bubbles separate until guests arrive so every glass still feels freshly made.

Optional adult variation

Offer a bottle of gin alongside the pitcher; guests can add 1 oz to an individual glass if they like.

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