Has the post-New Year’s celebration hangover made you want to swear off booze for good and dive into a Dry January? Or just looking to sip at a more leisurely pace? Time to swap that boozy drink for a lighter, low-ABV drink. Here are some easy cocktail recipes you can whip up at home that are low ABV but packed with flavor.
1) Afternoon Delight
For something refreshing in the middle of the day, sip on Afternoon Delight. Light and fresh, with the invigorating spiciness of lemongrass and ginger at the back of the throat, just a touch of elderflower, this very low-ABV cocktail will perk you up.
Ingredients:
30ml Elderflower Liqueur
2 inch ginger cube (muddled)
15ml lemon juice
Ginger Ale
1 stalk Lemongrass (pounded)
Edible Flowers
Lemon Peel
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2) Bloody Espresso
Inspired by Southern-style drinks, this drink has a sweet tanginess with a coffee rush that will make you feel like the belle of the ball. We can almost imagine sipping this with friends on a porch overlooking a magnificent garden view.
Ingredients:
50ml Amadeo Coffee Liqueur
180ml Cranberry Juice
1 dash or 10 drops of Bob’s Chocolate Bitters
Fresh Mint
Coffee Jellies
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3) Yani Mansi Alcopop
Citrus calamansi takes center stage in this light, fizzy alcopop. The drink showcases the sour tang of calamansi balanced with the fruity, earthy sweetness of local honey. Plus, the citrusy mint notes of lemongrass add an extra layer of flavor to this refreshing low-ABV beverage that you can sip on for hours.
Ingredients: (Serves 2)
3 inch Lemongrass (muddled)
30ml Honey
60ml Manille Liqueur de Calamansi
30ml Calamansi Juice
100ml Water
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4) Periwinkle Lemonade
Give this fun lemonade a try to add some magic to your chilled drinks! We steep fresh blue pea flowers in water for a few hours, then freeze them into ice cubes. When the blue pea ice meets lemon juice, rose liqueur, and sugar syrup, voilà! You get a stunning two-toned periwinkle and pink masterpiece.
Ingredients
50ml Lemon Juice
15ml Rose Liqueur
30ml Simple Syrup
3 Blue Pea Ice Cubes with Rose Tea Petals
Soda Water
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