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THIS MONTH'S ZERO-PROOF COCKTAIL
featuring
holiday pie bitters
by El Guapo
Fall in a glass, these bitters are made with pumpkin, pecan*, apple and sweet potato. Bold notes of holiday spice are followed by a bitter finish. 100% alcohol-free, these complex and aromatic bitters add a little celebration to every glass.
*Food allergy notice: This product contains tree nuts.
This month's jam
We made a special playlist just for you! Listen to it while you're enjoying your drink of the month or whenever the vibe is right.
let's get organized before
you start pulling out the ice!
With four unique recipes this month, here's what you'll need (in addition to what's in your box) for each drink:
FALLING SLOWLY
- Shaker
- Jigger
- Ice
- Lemon juice
- Rocks Glass
SPICED CHERRY COSMO
- Shaker
- Ice
- Jigger
- Fresh Limes
- Martini glass
- Lime wheel and/or cranberries to garnish (optional)
PEPPERCORN SPRITZ
- Fresh orange juice
- Jigger
- Ice
- Highball glass
- Orange peel and/or pink peppercorns to garnish (optional)
CHERRY MERINGUE
- Shaker
- Jigger
- Ice
- Fresh lemons
- Egg white
- Coupe Glass
- Bay leaf to garnish (optional)
let's get mixing!
falling slowly recipe
- 1 oz. chai concentrate
- 1.5 oz. tart cherry juice
- .25 oz. pumpkin spice maple syrup
- .5 oz. lemon juice
- A few dashes Holiday Pie bitters*
- 3 oz. pink peppercorn soda, chilled
- Maple leaf or maple candy to garnish
instructions
In a shaker with ice combine chai, cherry juice, maple syrup, lemon juice and bitters*. Shake until outside of shaker is frosty. Strain over ice into a rocks or tumbler glass. Top with chilled soda and stir to combine. Add a few more dashes of bitters and garnish with a maple leaf or a maple candy on a cocktail pick. Cheers!
FALLING SLOWLY
SPICED CHERRY COSMO
SPiced cherry cosmo
- 2 oz. tart cherry juice
- 1.5 oz. brewed, chilled pumpkin spice tea
- .5 oz chai concentrate
- .25 oz. pumpkin spice maple syrup
- 1 oz. lime juice
- A few dashes Holiday Pie bitters*
- Lime wheel and/or cranberries to garnish
instructions
In a shaker with ice combine cherry juice, pumpkin spice tea, chai, maple syrup, lime juice and bitters*. Shake until outside of shaker is frosty. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wheel and/or cranberries on a cocktail skewer.
pink peppercorn spritz
- 1.5 oz. tart cherry juice
- 1 oz. fresh orange juice
- A few dashes Holiday Pie bitters*
- 3-4 oz. pink peppercorn soda, chilled
- Orange peel and/or dried pink peppercorns to garnish
instructions
In a highball glass with ice, add cherry juice, orange juice and bitters*. Top with chilled soda and stir to combine. Garnish with an orange peel and/or dried pink peppercorns.
cherry meringue
- 2 oz. tart cherry juice
- 1 oz. brewed, chilled pumpkin spice tea
- .25 oz. pumpkin spice maple syrup
- .1 oz. lemon juice
- A few dashes Holiday Pie bitters*
- 1 egg white
- Bay leaf to garnish
instructions
In a shaker without ice, dry shake (no ice) cherry juice, tea, maple syrup, lemon juice and bitters* for about 30 seconds. Add ice and shake until outside of shaker is frosty. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a bay leaf.
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