Mocktail & Cocktail Recipes
Cherry Mojito Mocktail
Recipe adapted from Mindful Mocktail
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Ingredients
*ingredients available at the market (when in season)
5 cherries, roughly chopped*
1 lime quartered
6-8 mint leaves*
honey*
Directions
Place chopped cherries and lime in a glass. Add a little sweetener if using. Muddle together for about 1 minute. If you don’t have a muddle, use the back end of a wooden spoon. The idea is to get it small enough to fit though a straw.
Clap mint together in your hand to release the scent and add to the glass. Press gently with a muddler a few times.
Add ice and top with your choice of sparkling drink.
Garnish with lime wheels, mint and/or extra cherries
Lemon Drop Martini with Two Sisters Vodka & Limoncello
Recipe adapted from Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Ingredients
*ingredients available at the market (when in season)
1 1/2 fl oz Two Sisters Vodka*
1 1/2 fl oz Springbrook Limoncello*
1/2 fl oz Cointreau
2/3 fl oz Fresh lemon juice
Crushed ice
Lemon sugar (rimming glas)
Rim a chilled martini glass with he lemon sugar, set aside.
In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, limoncello, cointreau and lemon juice over crushed ice. Shake well, until icy and cold. Strain into a prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or wheel if desired.
Peaches and Cream
Recipe adapted from Main Street Distillery
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Ingredients
*ingredients available at the market (when in season)
1.5 oz Main Street Brandy*
1 oz. Peach Syrup
0.5 oz heavy cream
Add Ice and shake al of the ingredients together. Pour over ice and garnish with nutmeg.
To make peach syrup – 1 cup peach juice (can use the juice from canned peaches). I cup water. 1 cup sugar. Heat juice and water. Add sugar and a dash of nutmeg. Heat to dissolve. Cool.
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