A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

DIY mocktail books abound, such as the famed Aviary Restaurant’s Zero, A New Approach to Non-Alcoholic Drinks. FRESH INGREDIENTS The craft cocktail movement is founded on the use of fresh juices, housemade syrups, shrubs, tinctures, fresh-picked herbs and flowers, and artisan brands. But enough talk: Let’s make some mocktails!

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I’ve encountered plenty of cocktail books that include the occasional syrup or tincture made from homegrown herbs, but Slow Drinks goes lightyears beyond this, offering recipes dependent as much on their locally foraged modifiers as they are their base spirit.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

His book “ Liquid Intelligence ” is a James Beard and Spirited Award-winning masterwork that changed the way bartenders around the world make drinks. When I visit, Theo is working on sub-ingredients — a tincture for a carbonated non-alcoholic cocktail and he’s got multiple Spinzalls set up to clarify strawberries.

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Cocktail Contessa

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

And you can purchase my book as well, if you don’t already have it! Let’s start with a twist on a classic whiskey sour with peach syrup and lavender bitters – two essential flavors and aromas of summer. Here’s what makes this pop: Peach simple syrup can be a brilliantly fragrant syrup to use in a cocktail.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We can do lacto fermentations, plus more tinctures and infusions stuff that takes a tremendous amount of time and patience. Credit: Jeff Brown Meanwhile, the Laurel Martini combines gin with a slew of vermouths, a foraged bay laurel tincture, and Meyer lemon oil. Jeff Brown For Tone, these two drinks are only the beginning.

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Tinctures Muddling Bar Infusions 105