With the New Year in full swing, many are formulating resolutions aimed at improving everything from lifestyle and relationships to exercise, diet, and overall health.
For those guests not ready to commit fully to the no-alcohol Dry January movement but who are drawn to the idea of incorporating lower-calorie and lower-ABV cocktail options into their drinks repertoire, we’ve compiled a collection of cocktail recipes below.
Looking for spirit-free options for your menu? We also put together a round-up of mocktails.
GIN-Ger Mule
Ingredients:
2 oz. Brockmans Gin
2 oz. Ginger Lemon Health-Ade Kombucha
.25 oz. fresh lime juice
.5 oz. sugar
Mint sprig & blueberries
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a mule mug with ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and fresh blueberries.
Recipe and photo courtesy of Brockman’s Gin.
Fun For Days
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Tequila
1 oz Lavender Salted Honey
.75 oz Lime
4 oz Fun Wine Peach Passion Moscato
Directions:
Add tequila, lavender honey, and lime juice into the shaker with ice. Shake for 5 seconds and strain into a Collins glass with fresh ice. Top with Fun Wines Peach Passionfruit Moscato. Garnish with Dehydrated Lime.
Recipe courtesy of New York Mixologist, Cody Goldstein for Fun Wine.
Pome-bucha Collins
Ingredients:
2 oz. Brockmans Gin
2 oz. Pomegranate Health-Ade Kombucha
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. sugar
Pomegranate seeds & lemon wheel
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a Collins glass with ice. Garnish with a spoonful of pomegranate seeds and a lemon wheel.
Recipe and photo courtesy of Brockman’s Gin.
Ginger Shandy
Ingredients:
.5 oz Pratt Standard Ginger Syrup (a tablespoon)
.5 oz lemon juice (a tablespoon)
6 oz hefeweizen beer (half can)
Clove-studded lemon wheel garnish
Directions:
Combine ginger syrup and lemon juice in a glass, top with beer, garnish with lemon wheel.
Recipe courtesy of Pratt Standard Cocktail Syrups.
Cherry Berry Cosmo
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Brockmans Gin
2 oz. Cherry Berry Health-Ade Kombucha
.5 oz. orange liqueur
.50 oz. fresh lime Juice
.25 oz. simple syrup
Lime wheel
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a wheel of fresh lime.
Recipe and photo courtesy of Brockman’s Gin.
Gets Me Brew The Day
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Bourbon
.75 oz Lemon Juice
1 oz Winter Spiced Syrup
3 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
3 oz Espresso Cabernet, to float
Directions:
Add bourbon, lemon, winter spice syrup, and bitters into the shaker with ice. Shake for 5 seconds and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Float Fun Wines Espresso Cabernet on top. Garnish with dehydrated orange.
Recipe courtesy of New York Mixologist, Cody Goldstein for Fun Wine.
