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    January 16, 2019

    Mocktail recipes for dry January

    No alcohol doesn’t mean no fun drinks


    Four mixologists share mocktail recipes you can make at home. Kristen Wile/UP

    Last week, a reader submitted a question to our Concierge seeking bars that serve exciting mocktails or recipes that you can stir up at home. We asked a few of our favorite bartenders to share recipes that can keep dry January from being boring. Here they are. —Kristen Wile

    Rumless Punch
    Brittany Kellum, Fin & Fino

    2 ounces coconut water
    1 ounce pineapple juice
    1 ounce guava juice
    1 ounce grapefruit juice
    Sparkling grape juice, to taste

    1. Stir the coconut water and pineapple, guava, and grapefruit juices together, then pour into a tiki mug or hollowed out pineapple or coconut.
    2. Top with sparkling grape juice to taste, then garnish with freshly grated nutmeg, a mint sprig, and cocktail umbrella.

    Melon Mule
    Amanda Britton, Bardo

    2 cups honeydew melon
    2 cups sugar
    3 grams coriander pods, cracked lightly with a muddler
    1½ ounces fresh lime juice
    Unknown Ginger Ale to taste

    1. Purée the honeydew melon, sugar, and coriander in a blender, then strain.
    2. Combine 2 ounces of the honey purée with the fresh lime juice.
    3. Top with ginger ale to taste, then serve.

    Pineapple-Ginger Mocktail
    Vince Chirico, Idlewild Bar

    1 ounce fresh lime juice
    ½ ounce agave
    ½ ounce fresh juiced ginger
    3 ounces fresh pineapple juice

    1. Pour ingredients over ice into a cocktail shaker and briefly shake.
    2. Strain into a tall glass with filled with ice, then top with soda water. If no fresh ginger juice is available, substitute 2 ounces of spicy or Jamaican ginger beer for soda.

     

    We also served a crowd-pleasing mocktail at the Girl Tribe Pop-Up in December, recipe courtesy of Dogwood’s Brian Lorusso. Here’s that recipe:

    Pop-Up Mocktail
    Brian Lorusso, Dogwood Southern Table & Bar

    ¼ of a lime, juiced
    ¼ of an orange, juiced
    10 ounces Jamaican ginger beer
    Small-batch grenadine

    1. Stir together the juice of the lime and orange, then pour into a tall glass.
    2. Top with ginger beer, then add a dash of grenadine to taste.
    3. Serve garnished with freshly grated nutmeg.
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