Now that the holidays are over, we are all deciding how we are going to get through DRY JANUARY successfully! The Cocktail Evangelist is here to help! The difference between a non-alcoholic beverage and a mocktail is, in my opinion, the difference between a beverage that simply omits the spirit as opposed to crafting a complete and full bodied mocktail. We love using brewed teas as an ingredient in mocktails. It adds depth to the mocktail and elevates the complexity. We like orange pekoe in this mocktail, but feel free to experiment with any tea that you fancy!
Full of citrus and the bite of black tea, our 7 Syrup is the natural choice for this bright mocktail.
January Sour Mocktail
Served: up or rocks
Glassware: Coupe, martini, or rocks glass
Ingredients:
2 oz Orange juice
1.5 oz brewed orange pekoe tea
.75 oz Make & Muddle 7 Syrup
.5 oz Fresh lemon or lime juice
Dash Cardamom bitters
Instructions:
Add ingredients to a shaker of ice. Shake to combine. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cherry or orange twist.
If you are not doing Dry January and are looking for a delicious new whiskey sour recipe, we have you covered!
Cherry Vanilla Whiskey Sour
Served: up or rocks
Glassware: Coupe, martini, or rocks glass
2 oz bourbon (or other whiskey of choice)
1 oz Make & Muddle Spiced Cherry Vanilla Syrup**
1 oz lemon juice
Dash of aromatic bitters
Dash of orange bitters
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake until very cold. Strain int a chilled coupe or martini glass. Garnish with an amarena cherry pick.
**Substitutions for 1 oz Spiced Cherry Vanilla Syrup =
0.5 oz cherry juice
0.25 oz vanilla simple syrup
0.25 oz cinnamon syrup
0.25 oz Cardamaro (contains alcohol)
For the syrup, bring 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to a boil. Remove from heat and pull out half of the syrup into another pan. To the first pan, add one whole vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped into the pan. To the other pan, add 4 whole sticks of cinnamon. Cover pans and let steep for 3 hours. Strain and keep in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Recipes of the month are provided by Jennifer Brian, a spirits professional, self-proclaimed Cocktail Evangelist, co-founder and owner of craft cocktail company, Make & Muddle and author of cocktail cookbook, The Classic Cocktail Revival. She is based in the bourbon epicenter of Louisville, KY.
