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Book Review: Slow Drinks

Drinkhacker

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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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

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. These books helped me to understand flavor pairing.

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Women’s Health Entrepreneur Katie Garry’s Non-Alc Picks

Dry Atlas

After working her way through the traditional healthcare system, booking dozens of specialist appointments and spending thousands of dollars on medical bills, she ended up with more questions than answers, and decided to do something about it. Wine Down is Apothékary’s red wine-inspired alcohol alternative tincture.

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

VinePair

I love going for tiki drinks in the winter because it feels like a little tropical vacation without actually having to book a trip. It’s finished off with bitters and a housemade elote-seasoning tincture, which adds a hint of spice with citrusy notes.”

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Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

VinePair

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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Carolina Fortuna Applauds Passion for the Plant in Argentina

Cocktail Whisperer

I started with cocktails when I was 18 years old, and from the beginning, I mixed with unusual ingredients such as Bach flowers and mother tinctures. CF: I am passionate about life and about communicating novelties that improve peoples quality of life.

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MAKE IT POP! Using the Senses to Build a Better Cocktail

Cocktail Contessa

And you can purchase my book as well, if you don’t already have it! As you serve your cocktails, think about how you might finish it – whether that’s a a spritz of bitters, tinctures or a liqueur from an atomizer, or a quick dust of sugar, spice, powder or citrus oil to the surface of the drink. I’ll wait.