Holiday Mocktails Mesa Public Library Winter 2019
Spicy Jalapeño “Margarita” Ingredients 1/2 cup of orange juice 1/4 cup fresh lime juice Jalape–o slices Salt
Make Pour orange and lime juice over ice. Float three or four slices of jalape–o in each glass. The drink will get spicier the longer it sits.
Garnish Rub lime around the rim of the glass and dip in salt.
Spike Add a shot of tequila
Cranberry pear sparklers Ingredients 2 cups pear nectar or juice Unsweetened cranberry juice, 1/2 cup Seltzer
Make Combine chilled pear nectar and cranberry juice. When you’re ready to serve, pour into a glass and top off with seltzer.
Garnish Float some cranberries on top, or freeze rosemary and cranberries into ice cubes.
Spike Use prosecco or champagne instead of seltzer.
Holiday Punch Ingredients 2-liter bottle of lemon-lime soda Frozen concentrate orange juice Frozen concentrate cranberry juice (or blend) 2 cupts apple cider
Make Put frozen juice into a punch bowl. Pour the soda over the juice, then mix in the apple cider. Stir gently. Add ice.
Garnish Make an ice ring using rosemary, cranberries, and lime slices. Alternately, add ice to the punch bowl and float rosemary, cranberries, and lime slices on top.
Spike Swap out the soda for prosecco or champagne and sweeten with 1 or 2 cups of soda if desired. Alternately, use cranberry vodka in place of the cranberry juice.
Grapefruit Ginger Warmer Ingredients 2 cups grapefruit juice 2" knob of ginger root 2" knob of turmeric root Sparkling water (optional) Honey (optional)
Make Grate ginger and turmeric into a pitcher and add grapefruit juice. Mix, then let sit for a while for the flavor to develop. Pour through sieve to remove the solids. Sweeten with honey to taste. Serve over crushed ice and top off with sparkling water if desired.
Garnish Serve with a wedge of pink grapefruit. Rim glass with sugar, or try sugar mixed with with a pinch of cinnamon or other warming spices.
Spike Try it with gin, rum, tequila, or vodka.
Books! Batch Cocktails: Make-ahead pitcher drinks for every occasion; by Maggie Hoffman Day Drinking: 50 Cocktails for a Mellow Buzz; by Kat Odell Dry: Delicious Handcrafted Cocktails and Other Clever Concotions - Seasonal. Refreshing. Alcohol-free. by Clare Liardet Mocktails: Nonalcoholic Cocktails with Taste and Style; by Caroline Hwang Mocktails: More Than 50 Recipes for Delicious Non-Alcoholic Cocktails, Punches, and More; by Richard Man Mocktails: The Complete Bartender’s Guide; by Kester Thompson Floral Libations: 41 Fragrant Drinks + Ingredients; by Cassie Winslow All available in Mesa Public Library’s collection. Visit mesalibrary.org to place a hold.
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