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Spirit-free Sips To Savor

Blueberry Lemonade
2 oz . Blueberry Ginger Mint Amethyst NA Spirit 1 oz . House-made lemon syrup 1 oz . House-made lime syrup
Elderflower Collins
1 ½ oz . Ritual Zero Proof gin 1 ½ oz . Bittermilk No . 2 mixer ; Tom Collins with elderflower hops Club soda
Build cocktail in Collins glass , add ice and ingredients . Top with club soda and quickly stir for 3 seconds . Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel .
The mixologists at Four Brothers at Omni La Mansión del Rio in San Antonio , TX , created this recipe .
Oh , Pear
1 ½ oz . Seedlip Grove 1 oz . Asian pear cordial ¾ oz . Lemon juice Sage ( 2 small leaves or 1 large ) Soda to top
Shake ingredients ( except soda ) together . Fine strain over crushed ice in white wine glass . Top with soda and garnish with a small sage leaf .
The mixologists at Miss Carousel in Houston , TX , created this recipe .
Mellow My Man
2 oz . Carrot juice 1 oz . Beet simple syrup * ½ oz . Lime juice Soda water
Add carrot juice , beet simple syrup , lime juice and ice to a cocktail shaker . Shake , then double-strain into a highball glass with fresh ice . Top with soda and garnish with fresh berries on a skewer .
* For Beet simple syrup : Combine 1 cup sugar , ½ cup beet juice , ½ cup water in
a pot and heat until sugar is completely dissolved . Cool and store refrigerated .
Katie Tobin , bar manager at The Aquifer at New Riff Distilling , Newport , KY , created this recipe .
Get Naked
2 oz . NKD LDY Gin Alternative ( non-alcoholic spirit ) 1 oz . Lemon juice ¾ oz . Red wine syrup fortified with foraged botanicals * 4 dashes Scrappy ’ s black lemon bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker . Shake to chill and dilute . Double strain into rocks glass with KY straight ice .
* For Red wine syrup : Infuse Chianti Classico with foraged botanicals for one month . Strain solids and cook wine at a simmer for 10 minutes until alcohol is cooked out . Add sugar and cook until dissolved .
Miranda Densford , beverage director at Barn8 Restaurant and Bourbon Bar in Goshen , KY , created this recipe .
Shake all ingredients together . Serve over ice . Garnish with blueberries in the glass and on a skewer .
The mixologists at Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar in Hilton Head Island , SC , created this recipe .
Alternate Earth
1 ½ oz . Seedlip Garden ¾ oz . Carrot juice ¾ oz . Lemon juice ½ oz . Simple syrup ¼ oz . Ginger syrup
Combine ingredients and shake . Strain into pilsner of crushed ice . Garnish with a mint bouquet .
The mixologists at Death & Co . created this recipe .
Menta Limón
1 oz . Ritual Zero Proof gin 1 oz . Mint syrup * 1 oz . Lemon juice
Hard shake ingredients together . Add cobbled ice and a splash of soda . Pour into a Collins glass . Garnish with expressed mint sprigs .
* For Mint syrup : Make simple syrup ( 2 parts sugar , 1 part water ). Pour in quart container , while leaving about ¼ of the container empty for the mint . Take two large bundles of mint , twist up , and add mint leaves to simple syrup . Stir in and let rest overnight in fridge . Strain and refrigerate .
Kala Ellis , bar director at Oak Steakhouse Nashville , created this recipe .
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