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5 easy drinks to make at home

By Khotso Masia, 20 January 2026

Tired of ordinary drinks? Whether you’re battling the heat, dealing with unpredictable weather changes, or just craving something properly refreshing, these home-made drinks will completely change your hydration game.

From refreshing rooibos-based drinks that celebrate local heritage to fruity frozen popsicles and smoothies, these drinks prove that staying hydrated doesn't have to be boring.

We've rounded up five easy-to-make drink recipes because, let's be honest, we all need something exciting to look forward to when the routine kicks back in.

1. Tea-based dark and stormy

This is a refreshing drink with a gourmet twist! It combines flavoured rooibos iced tea with fresh lime for a sophisticated sipper that's caffeine-free and utterly delicious.

Tea-based Dark and Stormy recipe

2. Traditional gemmer

This traditional gemmer combines ground ginger and sugar in a time-honoured fermentation process that creates the most authentic, fiery-sweet ginger beer you've ever tasted. It's the kind of drink that makes you feel connected to your heritage with every spicy, refreshing sip. Plus, your kids will be entertained while making it.

Traditional gemmer recipe

3. ooBompie

There's something beautifully nostalgic about making these home-made frozen drinks that connects you to generations of South African kids who knew that sometimes the best things come in the most basic packages. It's pure childhood magic: that satisfying crunch of frozen drink that takes you straight back to school tuckshop days and summer afternoons spent trying to bite through the plastic without making a mess.

ooBompie recipe

4 . Iced dalgona coffee mousse

There's something almost therapeutic about watching that coffee mixture transform into silky mousse. The first sip of sweet coffee foam followed by cool, creamy milk, is absolutely magical.

Iced dalgona coffee mousse recipe

5. Agua fresca

This is the Mexican twist that turns any fruit into liquid sunshine! The beauty lies in its simplicity – pure fruit flavour that's been transformed into the ultimate thirst-quencher. A recipe perfect for the whole family this summer.