March has days like World Wildlife Day (3rd), International Day of Action for Rivers (14th), Forestry Day (21st), Water Day (22nd) and there is Earth Hour on the 27th. Enough green inspiration for a wine cocktail! Try our Greentini!

Greentini Recipe

Ingredients

5 slices cucumber

8 mint leaves

30 ml lime juice freshly squeezed

15 ml simple syrup

30 ml  lemon vodka (leave out for mocktail version)

60 ml Leopard's Leap Natura White (for mocktail) or 90ml Leopard’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc (for  cocktail)

60 ml apple juice

Lime and lemon for garnish

Method

Place all the ingredients except the garnish in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the cucumber and mint together. 

Cap the shaker and shake it at least for 15 seconds or stir it.

Strain the mixture into a martini glass, take a spoon and fish a few pieces of cucumber out, along with a few mint leaves and place it in the liquid.