Friday, November 9, 2007

Innocent Indulgences - Nonalcoholic drinks















I found these non-alcoholic drink recipes in AAA magazine. Look too good to pass up.

Pomegranate Lime Fresh - The Fairmont - Chicago, Illinois

2 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice
Sprite
Ice
Pomegranate seeds

Combine mixers in a pint shaker glass. Fill glass full of ice. Shake vigorously for 6 seconds. Strain over fresh ice into large glass. Top with Sprite. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.

Horse's Neck - Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Spiral orange peel.
Ice
Ginger ale
Splash of grenadine

Place the orange peel spiral in a soda glass and drape one end of it over the rim of the glass. Fill with ice cubes. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well.

Chocolate Apple cider - Immigrant Restaurant & Winery, Kohler, Wisconsin

4 cups fresh apple cider
4 tsp. Melange du Charmonix tea
1 oz hazelnut flavored Monin syrup
4 cinnamon sticks
4 lemon twists

In a saucepan bring apple cider almost to a boil. Remove from heat, add tea and cover for 4 minutes. Strain. Stir in hazelnut syrup. Serve with cinnamon stick and lemon twist. 4 servings

1 comment:

kristinleigh said...

Great posts today, mom. Maybe we can add those drinks to our list for christmas eve. Since you know how much I like to drink and all. They sound delicious