A Nice Cuppa

Summer is winding down way too quickly! I’m not ready to relinquish my teacher husband and children to the confines of school. I’m not ready to wear sweaters and long pants. I’m not ready to put away the ice-cream maker! I don’t know about your summer, but mine has just flown. So many well-intentioned plans left undone! We never made our annual pilgrimage to the Maine coast; I haven’t had nearly enough slushy drinks.

Well, with school right around the corner, it’s too late to do anything about the seacoast for this year, but I aim to at least get a slushy drink or two in before cider season arrives. In that spirit, I concocted this sorbet chiller from a batch of fresh kiwifruit sorbet, some chilled ginger ale, and a delightfully unique Green Tea liqueur I had the pleasure of reviewing some months ago. Leave out the liqueur to make this a mocktail for the kids - but only those old enough to handle the seeds from the kiwi sorbet. Enjoy - the cocktail, and the remainder of your summer!

Kiwi-Green Tea Fizz

Makes 2 cocktails 

2 large scoops kiwifruit sorbet
4 ounces Green Tea Liqueur
2 lime wedges
12 ounces chilled ginger ale (can use diet)

Place one scoop of kiwifruit fruit sorbet in each of two highball or stemmed wineglasses. Pour 2 ounces Green Tea Liqueur into each glass. Squeeze a lime wedge into each glass. Divide ginger ale between the two glasses, pouring slowly to minimize foaming. Add a straw and serve immediately.