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Featured Terpene – Alpha Pinene
This craft mock-tail is layered with flavors that take you from bitter, herbaceous and sweet, much like a Gin and Tonic, without the alcohol, making it a fizzy and complex mocktail.
*Recipe Makes oz of simple syrup to have on your bar for future mixology, and walks you through how to make one craft mocktail
**Vegan and Gluten Free
***Canna-cook Level – Beginner/Crafty Bartender
Ingredients
For simple syrup:
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1 cup water
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1 cup granulated sugar
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3 tsp dried juniper berries (lightly chopped/crushed)
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2 bay leaves (agitated/ crushed)
For the cocktail (per glass):
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6oz tonic water
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1 lime wedge
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Ice
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Rosemary or pine sprig as a garnish (optional)
Kitchen tools needed:
Fine mesh metal strainer, squeeze bottle, sauce pan or small pot, tall collins glass for the cocktail
Instructions
For making the syrup:
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In a pan on medium – high heat, add all of your syrup ingredients, bring to a boil, and stir until all of the sugar granules are dissolved.
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Once the mixture starts to boil, turn down the heat on your stove top to medium and stir for about 5 minutes keeping an eye on it, making sure that it doesn’t burn or boil over.
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After about 5 minutes, turn the stove off and remove the saucepan from the heat and let the herbs steep into the syrup for about 20 to 30 minutes.
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Once your syrup is fully cooled, pour it through the mesh strainer to strain the herbs.
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I recommend keeping this syrup in a squeeze bottle with a resealable top to make it easier to measure and pour when making cocktails.
For building your mocktail:
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Start with a collins glass, filled with ice
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Pour about 1 tbsp of Alpha Pinene Syrup over the ice and top with tonic water, then garnish with 1 or 2 lime wedges.
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Squeeze the lime into your drink, sip and enjoy!
