It seems as every month is getting its own cause these days, and why not? We like a good Movember and stand by Awareness August, but January as we all know is all about Dry January – Dranuary if you will. Or perhaps you won’t? Either way, the road to February is paved with good intentions, be them new years resolutions that last all but a month or the no alcohol month that is Dry January. Albeit because you went a bit mad at Christmas, or you just need to take it down a notch or two, dry January doesn’t have to be all bad and certainly not as dry (boring) as the name makes out.
It doesn’t all have to be water and J2Os. So here at Beaumont, we have put together a list of three exquisite mocktails (as well as all the tools you will need to make it happen of course!) from around the interweb to make sure your dry January is a little tastier:
1. The Norisan Mocktail
Recipe courtesy of Zuma Las Vegas
Here is what you will need:
Tools
1 strainer (only single strain this mocktail)
Ingredients
8 mint leaves
20ml fresh passion fruit pulp with seeds
40ml pineapple puree
30ml orange juice
10ml simple syrup
Directions: Muddle mint, then add all other ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, strain, and pour into a highball glass with ice. Garnish with passion fruit and a mint sprig.
2. The Hipster
Michael Timmons, beverage director at Merakia in New York City
Here is what you will need:
Tools
1 cocktail shaker with Boston glass
1 garnish swirl to hold orange in place
Ingredients
2 orange wedges
3 dashes of hibiscus water
a bar spoon of apricot jam
20ml lemon juice
20ml Guajillo chile syrup
45ml Earl Grey tea
Dash of chili salt
Directions: Shake on the rocks and add an orange wedge for garnish.
3. Saratoga Buck
Jason Stevens, beverage director at Hattie’s in Austin, Texas.
Here is what you will need:
Tools
homemade soda syphon (or soda)
Ingredients
20ml guava jam
20ml lime juice
300ml ginger beer
50ml seltzer (soda)
Directions: Combine all ingredients, except soda, and shake. Single strain mixture into a rocks glass. Add soda, stir, and top with crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
