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THIS MONTH'S ZERO-PROOF COCKTAIL
featuring
PEntire seaward
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Summer is on its way. We're ready for evenings at the beach, breathing in the salty air and clutching refreshing, easy sippers like our feature drink this month, the "Pentire Paloma." To check out more incredible spirits such as Pentire, visit drinknolow.com and use code RAISINGTHEBAR for 10% off any purchase.
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This month's jam
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let's get organized before you start pulling out the ice!Â
With four unique recipes this month, here's what you'll need (in addition to what's in your box) for each drink:
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PENTIRE PALOMA
- Rock Glass
- Ice
- Jigger
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NAHANT BEACH
- Coupe Glass
- Coconut Water
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Lime Wheelglass
- Jigger
- Ice
- Shaker
THE HIGH ROAD
- Highball Glass
- Jigger
- Ice
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Lemon Twist
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DAYBREAK
- Martini or Margarita Glass
- Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- Grapefruit Wheel
- Ice
- Blender or Food Processor
let's get mixing!
INTRO TO THE MAY BOX
The pentire paloma recipe
- Portland syrup, for rim
- Chili salt, for rim
- Ice
- 1 oz. Pentire Seaward
- 4 oz. Top Note Grapefruit Soda
- Jalapeño & grapefruit garnish
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instructions
Moisten a partial rim of a rocks glass with Portland Syrup. Add a small amount of chili salt to plate and gently roll rim in salt to cover. Add a handful of ice to glass. Add Pentire Seaward and Grapefruit Soda. Stir to combine. Add a dried jalapeño slice and grapefruit to garnish. Cheers!
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THE PENTIRE PALOMA TUTORIAL
NAHANT BEACH TUTORIAL
nahant beach recipe
- Chili Salt
- 1 oz. Portland Syrup (plus more for garnish)
- 2 oz. coconut water (not milk)
- 1 oz. fresh lime juice
- 2 oz. Topnote club soda
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
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instructions
Pour a couple of teaspoons of chili salt onto a small plate. Take a coupe glass and gently coat the rim in syrup, then roll in the salt to cover. Add remaining ingredients except for club soda to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds. Add club soda in, give it a good stir to combine, and strain into glass and garnish with lime wheel.
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THE HIGH ROAD TUTORIAL
The high road recipe
- 1 oz. Pentire
- ½ oz. lemon juice
- ½ oz. Portland Syrups
- 2 oz. Topnote Grapefruit soda
- Ice (crushed, if you have it!)
- Lemon twist to garnish
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instructions
In a highball glass, stir first three ingredients with a barspoon to combine. Add ice, top with grapefruit soda, and stir again to combine. Garnish with a lemon twist
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DAYBREAK TUTORIAL
daybreak recipe
- Ice
- ½ oz. Portland Syrups
- 2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
- 2 oz. Topnote club soda
- Grapefruit wheel to garnish
- Chili salt
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instructions
In a martini or margarita glass, add a handful of ice to fill. Add the ice to a blender or food processor, and add in the syrup and grapefruit juice. Blend to get a crushed ice consistency, then add in the club soda and give one more quick blend. Pour into glass, top with a grapefruit wheel and a sprinkle of chili salt.Â
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Featured IngredientS
Check out the brands behind this month's box.
Seaward is an invigorating new botanical non-alcoholic spirit. Crafted from unique plants native to the North Cornwall coastline. 100% Plant-based, supported by nature.
Made with real ruby red grapefruit juice and peel plus a ton of carbonation, Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda tastes like sipping on a grapefruit shell sprinkled with sugar. Simple, clean, and delicious, it tastes great in a Paloma or as a stand-in for commercial sour mixes and sodas.Â
We brew exquisitely flavored lower-sugar mixers using whole botanical ingredients. Our mixers contain 40% fewer sugar calories than a typical cocktail mixer.
100% woman-owned, small batch goodness out of San Luis Obispo, California. Class up any cocktail with these custom garnishes - because every drink isn't finished until it has a garnish.Â