Let's get a (non-alc) drink tomorrow night
Join me at Hotel Delmano in Brooklyn and I'll fill you in on where I've been
5PM Eternal
Because it's always five o'clock if what's in your glass is zero proof
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Pistachio Persian (a nutty and aromatic non-alcoholic riff on the White Russian)
And an announcement about 5PM Eternal taking a little break.
Pisces' Pearl (a non-alcoholic rum and coconut water cocktail for Pisces season)
Plus some meditations on struggling with simplicity.
Bleeding Heart Shandy (a non-alcoholic blood orange shandy)
It's the Super Bowl / Valentine's Day beer cocktail you didn't know you needed
Tiger Toddy (a hot non-alcoholic kumquat and whiskey cocktail to ring in the Year of the Tiger)
Happy Lunar New Year, everyone!
Solar Sour (a non-alcoholic burst of liquid sunshine)
Some meditations on the wonder of citrus seasonality
Fireberry (a smoky non-alcoholic mezcal and raspberry cocktail)
In which I struggle to be creative through my least favorite month, and oh, yeah, COVID
Happy 2022! Here's the 5PM Eternal shortcut to Dry January
A very short list of the best of the best non-alcoholic drinks you can pour straight into a glass.
We Won't Go Until We Get Some (a spiced fig and orange tiki-inspired non-alcoholic cocktail)
This one's short and sweet, cause I've got presents to open and food to eat.
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
A non-alcoholic chestnutmeggnog recipe for the holidays, however you celebrate
Grinchhopper (a non-alcoholic creamy peppermint cocktail)
This is NOT a Christmas cocktail.
Hanging Gardens (a Turkish inspired, non-alcoholic aromatic quince cocktail)
In which I explore one half of my familial background the way I know best: through how it tastes.
I come bearing (ideas for) gifts
OPEN THIS NOW: Almost everything in here is on sale but only for a few days!
Spiced Cranberry Cordial and two non-alcoholic cocktails to make with it
Fill up your thermos with something seasonal to keep you warm during outdoor, cold weather activities.
In Praise of Simplicity: 2 Ingredient Non-Alcoholic Highballs to Get You Through the Holidays
You don't need five different ingredients to make a satisfying booze-free cocktail-- just the right mixer with the right nonalcoholic spirit.
Eleusinian Punch and Persephone’s Passport (two non-alcoholic pomegranate cocktails)
It's that time of year when Persephone heads down south for the winter.
Y2K Appletini (a non-alcoholic sour apple cocktail that even tastes better than the original)
The espresso martini has nothing on the electric green drink when it comes to early aughts nostalgia.
Tinmouth Tipple (a non-alcoholic maple apple oak and birch cocktail)
This week’s newsletter is going to be very short.
The Conquered Grape (a non-alcoholic Concord grape cocktail served on the rocks)
I had never had Concord grapes before I moved to New York.
The Seelie Court (a non-alcoholic absinthe inspired daiquiri-ish cocktail)
PLUS: the unfortunate lack of non-alcoholic absinthe in the US market; a brief history of absinthe mythology; rehabilitating wormwood’s reputation; and the dangers of fairies, green or otherwise.