30 Aug 2023: Raspberry Bee's Knees Mocktail

While I enjoy an adult beverage prelude to dinner, sometimes that takes the non-alocholic form of a mocktail.

Personally, I don’t care for faux spirits, so when I look for mocktails, I gravitate toward drinks that don’t use things like non-alcoholic gins or rums or whiskeys. This recipe comes from barmini, José Andrés restaurant in Washington, DC.

Unfortunately, most of the honey ended up at the bottom of my shaker. Next time around, I think a dry shake followed by shaking with ice might solve that for me. But, no matter, this was still a delightful, refreshing, and definitely beautiful drink.

Ingredients

• 1 oz filtered water

• 1/2 oz. lemon

• 1/2 oz honey

• 2 raspberries plus one additional raspberry as a garnish

Put all of the ingredients except one raspberry (the garnish) into a shaker. Here’s where I would dry shake the ingredients before additing the ice and shaking a second time. Shake and strain into a glass. Top with soda water. Garnish with one raspberry.

24 Aug 2021: Virgin Strawberry Mojito Mocktail

Sometimes we indulge in sprits. And sometimes we don’t.

Here’s a refreshing mocktail from Plant Based Jess that is sure to make you forget there’s no alcohol involved. Refreshing and perfect for warm summer nights!

Virgin Strawberry Mojito Mocktail

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh strawberries (2-4) - sliced

• 10-12 fresh mint leaves

• 1 lime - juiced

• ½ tbsp sweetener to taste - optional

• ice cubes - for serving

• soda water or seltzer - I used about 1 - 1 ½ cup

How to:

In a glass (at least 16 oz), add the strawberries, mint, lime juice and sweetener, if using. Then, using a muddler, crush the ingredients to help them release their juice and oil (avoid crushing the mint so small so it is more pleasant to drink).

Then, fill the glass with ice cubes and top with seltzer. Stir and enjoy!