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The Do’s and Don’ts of Freezer Door Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Don’t Use More Than 20 Percent of No- or Low-ABV Ingredients Make sure the amount of zero-alcohol and low-proof ingredients doesn’t exceed 20 percent of the mixture to prevent from freezing the contents of the bottled cocktail. When batching a 750ml (25.3

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Best Mocktail Recipes for Dry January and Beyond

A Bar Above

We also have other creative mocktail recipes in a variety of articles about Dry January and zero-proof cocktails. ELEVATING ZERO-PROOF MIXED DRINKS It used to be that your only non-alcoholic options at a bar were water, soda, or something very sweet like a Shirley Temple.

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Better Drinks Take Flight

Imbibe Magazine

British carrier Virgin Atlantic doubles down on zero-proof cocktails by curating a menu with the NA spirit Seedlip. Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic shakes up its own cocktail, the Virgin Redhead , with Aviation Gin, fresh lemon juice, strawberry liqueur, and raspberry purée. Even the flight route can play a factor.

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Transforming Spirits to Liqueurs with Jonathan Adler and Danny Reylock of Shinji’s

VinePair

The vodka, at 40 percent ABV, “is going to be very good at extracting flavors because alcohol is a solvent, and at a higher proof, it’s going to extract more flavor,” Adler explains. Credit: Jeff Brown One such ingredient involves taking a spirit and turning it into a liqueur with the simple addition of sugar and some time in a blender.

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When Everyone Says You’re Wrong, Give It 7 Years: The £1.25 Billion Reason To Trust Your Crazy Ideas

The Whiskey Wash

It’s proof that sometimes the craziest ideas – the ones everyone tells you won’t work – are exactly the ones worth fighting for. It wasn’t a traditional liqueur. It’s now the world’s best-selling liqueur, served everywhere from high-end cocktail bars in Tokyo to local pubs in Texas.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Stocking Your Non-Alc Bar Cart

Dry Atlas

Rum White Cane Spirit Ritual Zero Proof Rum Alternative Your car cart needs a light rum for mojitos and daiquiris and Lyre’s knows exactly what they’re doing in this department. Ritual Zero Proof’s dark rum hits all the marks for tropical cocktails + rum punch. Because vodka doesn’t taste “good.” I grew into them.

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BevX 2024: Xiquita Restaurante y Bar Brings Ancestral Traditions to Life

Cheers

For one, Xiquita, a BevX 2024 winner for Innovative Independent, boasts a robust selection of agave spirits, including mezcals, raicillas, sotols, bacanoras and tequilas, curated by beverage director Henry Ottrix, along with some zero-proof aguas frescas.

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