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The Genovia Mocktail (Original Recipe)

The Story

Another mocktail with a movie tie-in. This riff on the Ramona was created while watching “The Princess Diaries”, so it gets it’s name from the fictional country presided over by Julie Andrews (or Queen Clarisse Rinaldi).

This mocktail can use bottled orange juice in a pinch, but if you have the time, we recommend juicing the oranges for maximum flavor! The blueberry, on the other hand, need not be juiced. There is a great line of fruit syrups at most liquor stores (links provided in the recipe below) that are good for both the blueberry and passion fruit syrups.

Make sure to double strain this mocktail to remove any un-wanted ice chips and keep it smooth as silk!

Cheers!

The Recipe

4oz Fresh Orange Juice

4oz Pineapple Juice

1.5oz Blueberry Syrup

1.0oz Passion Fruit Syrup

The Build

All all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 8-10 seconds

Double strain into a chilled low ball glass (no ice)

Garnish with three cocktail cherries

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Blueberry Gin and Tonic

The Story

In the search for a blue or purple drink, I came upon this twist on the gin and tonic. Making syrups is not nearly as hard as you might think (spoiler: it’s boiling water, sugar and blueberries). The simple glass build was also interesting, saving lots of mess.

You can also add this to lemonade to make a tasty mocktail (that will probably appear in the mocktail library one of these days).

Cheers!

The Recipe

1oz Blueberry Syrup (recipe below)

3oz Plymouth Gin

Top with Tonic Water

Garnish with Lime and Blueberries

For Syrup:

0.5 cup sugar

0.5 cup water

1 cup fresh blueberries

The Build

Blueberry Syrup Build

Put everything in a pan and bring to simmer on the stove

Cook until the sugar is dissolved and the blueberries are mushy (stirring often)

Remove from heat and allow to cool

Use a strainer to filter into a bottle

Build cocktail in the glass!

Fill high ball glass with ice

Add syrup and gin

Top with Tonic Water

Squeeze a little lime and garnish with Lime wedge and blueberries

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Blueberry Bantha – Member Created Cocktail

The Story

This is our first member created cocktail, not created by one of the founders. We are thrilled to feature Leif’s tasty cocktail as the first of our “member created” series.

A well known fan of all things Star Wars, Leif found a creative way to combine blueberries with an often overlook liqueur, Limon Rum Chata! Leif’s original recipe is served on the rocks with minimal straining. We also discovered that if you like a cocktail served “up” (no ice) you can modify this drink. No change in the recipe, just double strain into a chilled glass.

Thank you Leif for raising this glass for all of us to enjoy!! Cheers! And May the Force be with You!!!

The Recipe

0.75oz Fresh Lime Juice

1.0oz Cointreau

1.0oz Limon Rum Chata

2.0oz Gin (Old Tom Gin works well)

8-10 fresh blueberries (will be muddled)

The Build

Add blueberries to a shaker tin and muddle into a nice paste

Add all the liquids to the shaker tin

Add 0.5 cup of ice cubes

Shake for 20-30 seconds (the longer the better)

Strain into a prepared rocks glass with ice cubes

Option for cocktails served “up””Double strain into a chilled coupe glass

Source: Runaway Anchor Member Leif Original Recipe

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Blueberry Rosemary Smash (mocktail)

The Story

If you miss the complexity of cocktails then this one might be worth checking out. It is fruit forward, but with rosemary in the mix, the mocktail is far from boring.

Couple pieces of advice. Don’t be afraid to overdo the blueberries. If they are small, add more. We added simple syrup (2:1 ratio) to the original recipe because the first version was being overpowered by the citrus. Finally when you add the lemon juice, we recommend adding a splash of water (not sparkling) to the tin. Our first cocktail was hard to pour because there wasn’t enough liquid. Make sure to double strain to get rid of the fruit and the rosemary bits, and give the cocktail a gentle stir after adding the sparkling water. Cheers!

The Recipe

7-8 fresh blueberries

Sprig of fresh rosemary (cut in half)

1 tbls fresh lemon juice

1 tbls honey

0.5oz 2:1 Cane Sugar Syrup (aka rich simple syrup)

Splash of Water (for shaking)

Top with Sparkling Water

The Build

Add the blueberries, honey, and rosemary to a large shaking tin

Muddle everything into a paste

Add lemon juice, and a splash of water and the simple syrup

Add Ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Double strain into a chilled nick and nora glass

Top with sparkling water

Source: Mistress of Cocktails Recipe (with slight adjustments)