5 Summer Mocktails
"The strongest drug that exists for a human is another human being."
Alcohol is revered as the liquid courage that allows us to have THE MOST fun at social gatherings...
but is that firewater truly providing us with extra courage, or is it actually disconnecting us from our most authentic selves?
Not that we're not preaching everyone needs to give up alcohol! But we are on board with promoting curiosity about what it's like to spend more time in a sober state in social situations.
We love the way non-alcoholic spirits contain gentle anxiety-reducing and mood-boosting compounds that help you feel blissful and at ease while staying in touch with your truest self.
Partying sans alcohol opens up space to embrace the most potent dose of euphoria: authentic connection with other wonderful human beings in your presence. And did we mention they taste delicious!?
Try out these 5 NA (non-alcoholic) cocktails, made almost entirely with ingredients you can find at WILLOWTREE Market (with the exception of some garnishes made from fresh foods):
UPLIFTING GINGER BUZZ:
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
4.5oz (½ bottle) Betty Buzz Lemon Lime Cocktail Mixer
2 tsp Apple State Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar
1 dropperful Herb Pharm Ginger Tincture
1-2 slices fresh ginger for garnish, cut longways
How:
Combine all ingredients except ginger slice in a fancy glass of your choosing. Best served over ice. Submerge the ginger slice garnish in last.
COOLING GRAPEFRUIT HIBISCUS ROSE BUZZ:
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
4.5oz (½ bottle) Betty Buzz Grapefruit Cocktail Mixer
½ oz Erbology Bergamot Juice
½ oz Pink House Alchemy Hibiscus Rose Simple Syrup
1 Hibiscus Flower for garnish, whole & dried
How:
Combine all ingredients except the hibiscus flower in a fancy glass of your choosing. Best served over ice. Submerge hibiscus flower at the end for garnish.
CALMING LAVENDER SPARKLER:
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
8oz The Mountain Valley Sparkling Spring Water
Juice of ½ a lemon
½ oz Bacanha Brut Piore (pear simple syrup)
½ - 1 dropperful DRAM Lavender Lemonbalm Bitters
1 lemon slice, for garnish
How:
Combine all ingredients except the lemon slice in a fancy glass of your choosing. Best served over ice. Place lemon slice on the edge of the glass for garnish.
MEZCAL BERRY SPRITZ:
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
3oz Castle Rock Water Lightly Carbonated Sparkling Water
2oz Little Saints St. Mezcal
Juice of ½ a lime
½ oz Meadow Land Tanger (Strawberry Basil) Simple Syrup
Basil or mint leaves, for garnish
1 spiral of lime rind, for garnish
How:
Combine all ingredients except the lime rind in a fancy glass of your choosing. Best served over ice. Submerge the lime rind in the glass for garnish.
NUTTY PATHFINDER:
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients:
2 oz The Pathfinder
½ oz Pink House Alchemy Hazelnut Simple Syrup
1 dropperful All the Bitter Alcohol-Free Aromatic Bitters
1 spiral of orange rind
How:
Combine all ingredients except the orange rind in a fancy glass of your choosing. Best served over ice. Submerge the orange rind in the glass for garnish.
