mixers

Purista Cocktail Mix Makes Mojitos Easy

Filed under: Spirits

In the last few years the Mojito has ascended to a level of ubiquity on par with the margarita. The concoction of lime, mint, sugar cane juice and rum is a perfect summer cocktail. If you'd like to skip the time consuming mint muddling Purista has come out with an all-natural mojito cocktail mix. The cocktail mix is a blend of fresh Key lime juice, organic sugar cane juice, fresh mint leaves and filtered water. It is meant to be combined with an equal part white rum and two parts club soda. For those who want a little something different there is a Mojito Blackberry and a Purista Margarita and Purista Caipirinha are also available. The mixes cost $9.99 at select retail locations in California, Florida and Nevada and will be rolled out to other markets over the summer.

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Tags: cocktails, mixers, mojitos

Q Tonic

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

There has been a surge of new gins on the market but what about the other half of the summer essential G&T? Now there is a new premium tonic water, Q Tonic. Q Tonic has no high fructose corn syrup and has 60% fewer calories than regular tonic water. The brand uses hand-picked quinine from the Peruvian Andes and is sweetened with organic agave. The tonic water has been launched in selected restaurants and retail outlets around the country and online. It generally costs around $10 for a pack of four bottles.

[via Notes on a Party]

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Tags: alcohol, cocktails, gin, liquor, mixers, tonic water, TonicWater

Stirrings of Spring

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Spirits

When the weather finally warms up in these parts all we want to do is sit out in the garden with the sun, the birds, a good book and a tall cool drink. But this spring we're going on a quest for better cocktails - not crazy new recipes or exotic infusions, just better quality quaffing. We tend to consume a lot of tonic water for one thing, mixed with gin, of course (but also vodka and rum; if you've never had a Mt. Gay and tonic with lime, you don't know what you're missing). The well-known tonics that are readily available however not only have a medicinal, metallic taste, but we hate to abuse good gin by insinuating it into the same glass. Ditto the other muck cluttering up the drinks section in our local supermarket.

So this season we're banishing the big-name brands and stocking up on all-natural ingredients from Stirrings, the Massachusetts-based company dedicated to improving America's drinking habits. They cost a little more, but like the best things fitting that description, they're well worth it, and made entirely without the aid of artificial colors and flavors, corn syrup, and preservatives. Stirrings' tonic is made with triple-filtered water, Cinchona bark extract (a source of quinine), and a little cane sugar; infused with "champagne-like" carbonation, it's crisper, cleaner and lighter than the stuff we've been poisoning ourselves with these long years.

We're also going to lay in some of their all-natural club soda, made with triple-filtered water and a pinch of hand-gathered fleur de sel from France, and their other excellent sodas. And if we get really adventurous, we might try their mixers, garnishes, essences and syrups, including authentic grenadine made with real pomegranate. We'd tell you more, but we've suddenly been struck with a powerful thirst.

Gallery: Stirrings Cocktail Classics

Tags: club soda, ClubSoda, cocktails, gin, mixers, Mt. Gay, Mt.Gay, rum, Stirrings, tonic water, TonicWater

Nambé twist cocktail shaker

by Gustad Mody (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Spirits

This stunning shaker is inspired by the curves of a helix. It is made of a special thermal retentive metal called Nambé which holds the cold 3 times longer than other metals. Just stow it in the freezer for about 30 minutes, add your favorite mixers, and out comes chilled drinks without the need for ice. The Nambé metal will never tarnish, crack, chip or peel. The shaker goes for about $145.

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