We have to admit, slushies don’t really look amazing in the usual plastic gastro machines with the rotating rollers in them. But homemade from fresh fruit they look completely different and with THE DUKE Gin these slushies really taste mouthwatering. Summer is now finally here, with all the beauty it has to offer. And the only slushy snow we want to see is THE DUKE Gin Slushies in a glas.
1. Mandarin and Orange Slushie
Ingredients
4 cl THE DUKE ROUGH Gin
75 g filleted mandarins (about 1 seedless mandarin)
125 g filleted oranges (approx. 1 orange), plus an orange slice for garnishing
1/4 Mug of Ice Cubes
15g Sugar
Preparation
Peel the mandarin and the orange, fillet and cut roughly. Then place them in a freezer bag and freeze overnight. Put the frozen fruit together with the ice cubes into a blender and mix until a coarse mass is formed.
Stir the sugar with a tablespoon of hot water until the sugar is dissolved; then add it to the blender together with the gin. Blend until everything reaches an even, fine consistency. Pour into a glass, garnish with the orange slice and serve immediately.
2. Grapefruit and Raspberry Slushie
Ingredients
50 g frozen raspberries, plus 1-2 extra to garnish
150 gfilleted grapefruit (from approx. ½ Grapefruit)
1/4 Mug of Ice Cubes
15 g Sugar
Preparation
Peel the grapefruit, fillet it and cut it roughly. Then place them in a freezer bag and freeze overnight. Put the frozen pulp together with the frozen raspberries and ice cubes into a blender and mix until a coarse mass is formed.
Stir the sugar with a tablespoon of hot water until the sugar is dissolved; then add it to the blender together with the gin. Blend until everything reaches an even, fine consistency. Pour into a glass, garnish with 1-2 raspberries and serve immediately.
3. Cucumber, Lime and Mint Slushie
Ingredients
100 g peeled cucumber (approx. ½ cucumber), plus extra cucumber slice for garnishing
100 g filleted limes (from about 1-2 limes)
10 Mint leaves
1/4 Mug of Ice Cubes
15 g Sugar
Preparation
Peel the cucumber and cut into small pieces. Peel and fillet the limes and also cut them roughly. Then put them into a freezer bag with the cucumber pieces and freeze overnight. Put the frozen ingredients together with the mint and ice cubes into a blender and mix until a coarse mass is formed.
Stir the sugar with a tablespoon of hot water until the sugar is dissolved; then add it to the blender together with the gin. Blend until everything reaches an even, fine consistency. Pour into a glass, garnish with a slice of cucumber and serve immediately.
A quick side note: Not every blender is suitable for chopping up frozen fruit or ice cubes. To prevent you from ruining your blender when preparing the gin slushies, you better have a quick look at the instructions for use.
