Pomegranate Black Tea Collins, simple and flavorful. We forwent a garnish on this one because the beauty is the simplicity Simple yet flavorful, this week's Mocktail Monday is light and tart, with just a hint of spice from the ginger beer and a touch of bitterness from the tannins in the tea on the back of the palate. Built in the glass we're going to serve it in, it doesn't get much simpler than this. Don't be fooled, though. While it might be low on effort, it's high on fla

The finished Strawberry Balsamic Spritz, Garnished with some (definitely not frozen) strawberries. Admittedly I would have rather used a single fresh strawberry, but you make do with what you have some times. It's so crazy, it just might work... is what I thought when this popped into my head, and what do ya know? It did! I know it might sound like I went off the deep end, but you gotta try this one. I have been meaning to start tinkering with shrubs for a while, but hadn't g

An N/A take on the Dirt Road Martini from Dolly Parton's cookbook For the past week or so, I have been hunting for a drink that was tied to Dolly Parton that we could riff into a mocktail. The only drink I could find that is actually associated with Dolly, and not just a tribute, was the "Dirt Road Martini," which is from her cookbook Good Lookin’ Cookin’, co-authored with her sister, Rachel Parton George. Given that Dolly was reportedly not a big drinker, turning this into a

May the Fourth be with your mocktail. Since it’s Star Wars Day, we figured we might as well make a Bantha Milk Mocktail to celebrate. Recipe: N/A Bantha (Blue) Milk Mocktail Ingredients: 1.5 oz pineapple juice 0.75 oz N/A blue curaçao (or N/A triple sec with 2 drops blue food coloring) 0.5 oz lime juice 3 oz full-fat coconut milk* Build: Add pineapple juice, blue curaçao, and lime juice to a shaker tin with ice. Add coconut milk and shake aggressively to combine and chill. St

Recipe: Coconut Limeade Ingredients: 2 oz unsweetened coconut milk 2 oz coconut water 1 oz lime juice 0.5 oz simple syrup Build: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake well to chill. Either pour directly into a large glass (like a hurricane) or strain into a coupe or similar glass. Garnish with fresh lime zest — and an umbrella, if you’re feeling festive. Enjoy! Notes: You can use sweetened coconut milk and omit the simple syrup if you prefer. I like the unsweetened

Bright and Smokey, With Just a Touch of Heat Recipe: Cinder & Citrus Ingredients: 1 oz charred lemon juice ¾ oz hot honey simple syrup (we like Melinda’s Hot Honey) 3 dashes Angostura bitters 3 oz water To Make the Charred Lemon Juice: Cut the lemons in half and reserve one slice from each for garnish. Place the lemon halves (cut-side up) and the reserved slices on a wire rack set over a baking sheet on a heat-resistant surface. Char the cut sides with a butane or propane tor