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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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1st Specialty Menu (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) – Coming May 11th!!

Here’s a little teaser for our first “specialty menu”. We’ve put together a collection of cocktails based on the characters of the show “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, including a fun game to see if you can guess the character behind each cocktail!

This menu will only be available to Patreon members!! So, if you aren’t a member already, it’s a good time to hop on board HERE.

NINE-NINE!!!!

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The Resurrection (aka Agua de Fresa)

The Story

We took some liberties with the re-naming. What was intended to be a hangover cure with the Resurrection name, turned into a mocktail. This was mainly because all hangover cures are either boring (hydrate), gross (drink pickle juice), or weird (rub lemon on armpits). No thank you.

This refreshing mocktail is sure to be a hit by the glass or by the punchbowl. Just make sure to give yourself plenty of time for the strawberries to steep in the sugar water.

Cheers! And Happy Easter!

The Recipe

4 cups Strawberries (sliced)

1 cup Sugar

8 cups of cold water

1 Lime, cut into 8 wedges

8 sprigs of mint

The Build

Add the strawberries, sugar and one cup of water to a large bowl; stir to combine

Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in fridge for 4 hours

Pour mixture into a blender or use an immersion blender and blend until smooth

Using a large fine mesh strainer, pour the mixture through into a large bowl

Add remaining 7 cups of water to the strawberry mixture and stir to combine

Fill glass with ice and pour in strawberry water

Garnish with lime wedge and mint

Source: All Recipes Mexican Strawberry Water

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Strawberry Mule (mocktail)

The Story

Sometimes you just want something simple. If that’s you, this one might hit the spot. Our first attempt accounted for all the ginger (root and beer) and it was pretty strong. If you dig ginger, it’s still good. But you could cut the ginger root in half, or even cut it out entirely if you like. The flavor of muddled strawberries and ginger beer is pretty good all on it’s own.

Cheers!

The Recipe

1 tsp Fresh Ginger Root (finely grated)

3 Fresh Strawberries

Ginger Beer

The Build

Add grated ginger and strawberries to a highball glass and muddle

Fill the glass with ice and top with ginger beer

Give everything a gentle stir to combine the flavors

Serve with 2 straws and garnish with strawberry (optional)

Source: Dry Mocktail Book

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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)

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Nojito – mocktail

The Story

A classic mocktail if there ever was one. The lime and mint are still there even if the booze is not, and those are the classic flavors you are probably looking for in this mocktail anyway.

Build it in the glass and go easy on the sugar for starters. And always use fresh mint. No shortcuts with this one.

Cheers!

The Recipe

6 fresh mint sprigs (plus 1 for garnish)

1 barspoon superfine sugar

2 lime wedges

Soda Water

Dash of simple syrup

The Build

Muddle the mint, sugar and lime in a highball filled with ice

Top with Soda Water and muddle gently

Add simple syrup to taste (start with the barspoon you used with the sugar)

Garnish with mint sprig

Source: Mocktails: cordials, syrups, infusions and more book

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Strawberry Booster – mocktail

The Story

This mocktail packs a few surprises, and the biggest is that it is complex. When we set out to make a mocktail menu for “dry January” the main goal was not to make a bunch of smoothies and Shirley Temples. While the Strawberry Booster is a blended drink, it has so many flavors that it feels like a cocktail and not a smoothie.

Sweetened with honey and sitting on a virgin hot toddy of lemon, hot water, and mint. The complexity arrives with the marriage of strawberry and balsamic vinegar. This isn’t as strange a combo as you might think, but not necessarily found in a lot of drinks. All combined it is complicated and an easy sipper. Definitely an elevated smoothie.

Cheers!

The Recipe

2 tbls Raw Honey

Lemon Juice of one lemon

Pinch of Salt

1.5oz Hot Water

4-6 Mint Leaves

4-5 Strawberries

Dash of Balsamic Vinegar

Garnish with Mint Sprig and use a short straw

The Build

In a blender add honey, lemon juice, salt, hot water, and mint (immersion blender works too)

Blend ingredients for 5 seconds

Chop strawberries into quarters and add to blender, blend until smooth

Add a dash of balsamic vinegar and blend again for 5-10 seconds

Prepare tulip glass with fresh ice and open pour mixture over ice, leaving 1 inch

Add cold water to top of drink

Garnish with fresh mint

Source: Dry Mocktail Recipe Book (modified slightly)

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The Ramona – Original Mocktail

The Story

We’ve spent many hours introducing our daughter to movies we love, from Empire Records to Serendipity. But this drink was created one evening when she was introducing us to one her favorite movies. Namely, “Scott Pilgrim vs the World”. I created this mocktail for her that evening and empowered her to name it. You don’t have to fight the “seven evil exes” to drink this one though! Cheers!

The Recipe

4oz Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (do the work, it’s worth it)

0.25oz Passion Fruit Syrup

0.25oz Orgeat

0.5oz Cream of Coconut

Garnish with cocktail cherry

Glassware: Low ball

The Build

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 15 seconds

Option 1: strain over low ball glass filled with crushed ice

Option 2: double strain into low ball glass with no ice

Garnish with cocktail cherry (or two)

Source: Runaway Anchor Original Recipe