5 Must-try Refreshing Drinks With Home-grown Herbs

07.08.2023 - 11:43 / blog.fantasticgardeners.co.uk

These days, we all look for a good way to refresh ourselves and fresh, home-made drinks are the perfect thing to do so. Especially if we can make something that includes the fruits of our labour in the garden.

It’s so pleasing to make something on your own and not buy it, right? It’s also much tastier and much healthier, and it makes you feel a bit like an alchemist, which is cool. We shouldn’t forget the bragging part as well – every self-respected gardener brags with his creations, whether it’s a plant or a drink. It’s just what we do.

Lately, everyone started to grow their own herbs, not because it’s fashionable – well, maybe a bit – but mostly because self-grown herbs have a stronger scent and taste. And herbal drinks are perfect for those summer days when temperatures break all records, and the sun sucks out every drop of liquid there is on earth. So, we’ve decided to pick out for you the most refreshing summer drinks you could make with the herbs you plan to grow.

Don’t let the not so creative name of this drink mislead you. The recipe is quite exotic, with herbs that are local, but it’s open for interpretations as well. You can use various types of ingredients to serve as a base and you can change the herbs, depending on their availability. And if that didn’t win you, then the health benefits that this summer drink possess will do. The herbs in the recipe are oregano, holy basil, and betel leaf.

The thing about this one is that it is both extremely creative and utterly strange with the garlic that’s in the recipe. Yes. You’ve read that right. The garlic clove is supposed to add a spicy note, and we are sure it does its job perfectly.

The cool thing about this herbal drink is that it’s great for summer and for winter as