While I was in the midst of the Bon Appétit Food Lover’s Cleanse a couple weeks ago I had written about one of the cocktails they had included with the plan (really – how can you not like a cleanse that builds in cocktails?) – the Winter’s Revival. Feeling, er, revived, I set out with a couple girlfriends to take the other two recipes for a spin.
One of the nice things about the lower octane drinks is that the alcohol doesn’t overpower the rest of the ingredients. I don’t normally drink whiskey or gin but both of these cocktails were tasty, light and very fresh tasting. Couple that with less calories than perhaps the usual cocktail and I can see these being a big hit at all kinds of girls’ gatherings.
Cheers to that!
Author: Bon Appétit
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of ground cloves
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 4 oz apple cider
- ½ ounce rye whiskey
- Lemon twist
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, simmer cranberries through honey until soft, 20-25 minutes.
- Place 1 Tbsp compote and apple cider in a cocktail with ice along with rye. Shake and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Author: Bon Appétit
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 2 oz orange juice
- ½ oz gin
- 1 tsp lemon-thyme simple syrup*
- 4 oz Pellegrino
Instructions
- Lemon-thyme simple syrup: bring ½ cup sugar, ½ cup water and 2 sprigs lemon-thyme to a low simmer. Stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.
- Pour orange juice, gin and simple syrup over ice in a Collins glass, top with Pellegrino and stir. Garnish with a sprig of lemon-thyme.