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  • Mocktails

    Mocktails

    Sparkling Ginger & Lemon Mocktail

    A Love Story

    Nothing belongs together quite so beautifully as ginger and lemon. Let’s combine a little zing with some sparkling freshness.

    Ingredients

    • 3 inches of fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
    • ¾ cup sugar or sugar substitute, plus extra for
      tossing the ginger and rimming the cup
    • 1½ cups water
    • ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4-6 lemons)
    • Seltzer water to fill the glasses (3 cups)

    Method

    • Slice the ginger into slivers.
    • Heat sugar, water, and ginger slivers over medium high heat, stirring until the sugar melts. Let boil for 20 minutes, until the syrup begins to thicken. Remove from heat, strain the ginger slivers, let cool.
    • Fancy it Up!: Lay the ginger slivers on a baking sheet to cool. After 5 minutes, toss with a tablespoon of sugar.
      Let cool.
    • Wet the rim of each glass and dip it in sugar to coat.
    • Divide the cooled ginger syrup between four glasses. Divide the lemon juice between four glasses. Fill each glass with seltzer water.
    • Garnish with a piece of candied ginger. Stir before serving.

    Cheers!

    Ginger lemon
    Blood orange

    Blood Orange Cooler

    Permission to Get Fresh

    Springtime is all about the unexpected. This refreshing cooler is the perfect sip-worthy beverage to sit back and contemplate all the spring-cleaning and spring-planting projects you are about to undertake.

    Ingredients

    • 4 ounces freshly squeezed blood orange juice
    • 4 ounces coconut water
    • 1/2 lime juiced
    • 2 ounces seltzer water flavored or unflavored — we recommend a blood orange flavored seltzer!
    • Lime slices for serving

    Method

    • Fill a mason jar or glass with ice.
    • In a pitcher, combine the blood orange juice, coconut water, lime juice and stir or shake together.
    • Pour over the iced glass.
    • Top off with the seltzer for some fizz!
    • Garnish with lime slice.

    Cheers!

  • Bottom’s Up

    Bottom’s Up

    Sparkling water and soda are refreshing, but let’s be honest — they can get a little boring. This fall, mix up something more exciting and serve it to your family and neighbors — suitable for all ages, or just enjoy a sip for yourself on a sunny afternoon.

    These are a few of our favorite mocktail recipes:

    Faux-jito

    Mojito’s are so refreshing, and the fresh mint leaves and limes make even this mock version look fresh and bright.

    Ingredients

    • 4 limes
    • 40-ish mint leaves
    • 6 tbsp sugar
    • 1.5 liters of sparkling or tonic water
    • 1 cup ice

    Instructions

    Juice limes into a pitcher. Muddle sugar and mint leaves. Don’t have a muddler? A thick wooden spoon will do the trick! Crushing the mint leaves releases all of the oils and flavor and creates the magic. Pour in sparkling or tonic water and add ice. Mix well. Garnish each glass with a fresh sprig of mint and slice of lime. Pairs beautifully with tapas or a light snack.

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    toddy

    Hot “Not” Toddy

    Fall is the season for getting cozy! For adjusting to the early nights and cuddling up with a warm drink. Hot Toddies are perfect for cool nights when your beverage is as much for toasting your hands as it is for toasting your insides.

    Ingredients

    • 1 black tea bag
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • pinch ground cloves
    • pinch ground nutmeg
    • 1 lemon, halved
    • cinnamon sticks

    Instructions

    Pour boiling water over 1 black tea bag in a mug and let steep for five minutes. In a separate glass or mug, combine the honey and spices. Add the hot tea and the juice of half a lemon to the mug. Stir. Cut the remaining half of the lemon into slices. Add lemon slices and cinnamon stick to the mug, as a fancy garnish. For extra flavor and visual appeal to “wow” your guests, add a slice of pear and sprig of rosemary.

    Mocktail Mule

    A booze-less twist on the ginger cocktail gets its sweetness from a honey-infused simple syrup and looks red carpet ready in a shiny copper mug!

    Ingredients

    • honey
    • 1 half lime
    • 2 ounces fresh lime juice
    • 3 ounces ginger beer

    Instructions

    Make a honey simple syrup: add equal parts honey and water to a small saucepan and heat until the honey melts completely into the water. Let cool. Muddle lime and 1 oz of honey syrup in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice and shake with ice for 10 seconds. Strain into a glass or copper mug. Top with ginger beer and stir.

    Be sure to pickup a set of these gorgeous hammered Copper Mugs and Pitcher at Mountain Refined 480 N Main Street, Heber City.

     

    Fancy Tip!

    Add your favorite crushed berries or fruit to the mix. Blackberries anyone?

  • Springtime Sips

    Springtime Sips

    What is spring without a fancy drink to welcome in warmer weather? Early spring has the beginning of berry harvest season and the colors are divine, making any occasion cause to celebrate. After all, March comes in like a lion and your party skills should, too. Make a drink with me. Sit and chat with me for a spell. I want to hear all your news!

    Black Currant Herby Mocktail
    Spring Kiwi Refresher Mocktail
    Mixed Fruit Bellini Mocktail

    Mixed Fruit Bellini Mocktail

     A Berry Burst of Flavor

    Mix –

    1/2 pint each of 3 fresh fruits in season (strawberries, raspberries, early peaches)

    1 bottle of sparkling flavored water
    (that matches the fruit selected)

    1 pint of sorbet
    (that matches the fruit selected)

    Directions –

    1. With a melon baller, place 1-2 scoopes of sorbet in the bottom of a champagne flute or glass of your choosing.
    2. Fill each glass with your sparkling water and top each glass with an assortment of the fruit.
    3. Chill in the freezer for 7-10 minutes to frost the glass before serving.

    Mocktail to Cocktail – substitute the sparkling flavored water for Moscato or other dessert wine of choice.

     

    Black Currant Herby Mocktail

    A Cool Blend of Fruit and Herbs

    Mix –

    1/2 cup black currants or blueberries

    1/3 cup for garnish

    1/3 cup of sparkling water
    (you can use flavored sparkling water)

    ¼ fine granulated sugar

    1 bottle of sparkling white grape juice

    2 sprigs thyme (sub any fresh herb)

    1 sprig sage (sub any fresh herb)

    Directions –

    1. Mix sugar, sparkling water and 1/3 cup black currants. Bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Strain and let the simple syrup cool.
    2. Add 2 heavy Tbsp. of the syrup to the bottom of the glass, sprinkle a few black currants on the bottom and top with your sparkling grape juice.
    3. Add a leaf of sage and 1 sprig of thyme to garnish.

    Mocktail to Cocktail – substitute the sparkling grape juice for your favorite champagne or prosecco.

     

    Spring Kiwi Refresher Mocktail

     A Vibrant and Refreshing Splash

    Mix –

    2 cups Kiwi, peeled and petite diced

    6-8 mint leaves

    3-4 limes, juiced

    4 tsp of granulated sugar or substitute

    2 cups of coconut water

    2 cups of tonic water

    Ice for chilling

    1 Kiwi, peeled and sliced for the
    rim of the glass

    Directions –

    1. Get 4-6 serving glasses and place approx. ½ cup of diced kiwi in the bottom. Add 1-2 mint leaves, 1 tsp of sugar, and 2 tsp of lime juice. Muddle together until well-combined.
    2. Fill each glass with ice to the top and pour equal parts coconut water and tonic until the glass is full.
    3. Place a kiwi slice on the rim for garnish.

    Mocktail to Cocktail – substitute the coconut water for a high-quality vodka.

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