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NYC bars are ringing in Dry January with these fruity, complex mocktails

See how these trendy cocktail bars are embracing the no-alcohol wave

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With so many people getting on board for Dry January, cocktail bars around the world and getting in on the non-alcoholic action too. Two NYC bars have embraced this trend with challenging, interesting mocktails which keep the sensory pleasures of a cocktail but ditch the booze.

“As a teenager who grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn my preparation for my driver’s test involved two traditions– practicing my K turns on the slow cobblestoned streets of Red Hook Brooklyn and grabbing a celebratory slice of Steve’s Key Lime Pie for not crashing!” said Rob Giles of Beefbar NYC, creator of one of the drinks. “This non- alcoholic cocktail is an homage to that using coconut cream, Thai coconut milk, and topped with Fever Tree lime and yuzu soda.”

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Indo Colada from Wayan NYC

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Created by Andrea Scott, Beverage Manager at Wayan NYC

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Pineapple juice
  • 1.5 oz coconut milk
  • 0.75 lemongrass/ginger syrup
  • 0.75 lime juice
  • Shake and strain over fresh ice into rocks glass
  • Garnish with candied ginger and pineapple leaf

Recipe for Lemongrass/ Ginger Syrup

Yields 1 qt

  • 600g Ginger
  • 400g Lemongrass
  • 500g Water
  • 400g Sugar

Method:

  1. Blend ginger, lemongrass, and water.
  2. Strain through chinois.
  3. Squeeze remainder through cloth.
  4. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  5. Dissolve sugar into the mixture.
  6. Chill the mixture in the fridge.

Key Lime Fizz from Beefbar NYC

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Created by Rob Giles, Director of Beverage at Beefbar NYC

Ingredients:

  • 2.5 oz Coconut Cream
  • .25 oz lime juice
  • 3.5 oz Key Lime Yuzu soda (Fever Tree preferred)

Method:

  1. Add all of your ingredients to a cocktail shaker (excluding the Fever Tree soda)
  2. Shake with 1-2 ice cubes.
  3. Add the soda directly to the tin to incorporate and pour into a chilled highball glass.
  4. Garnish with a dehydrated lime and micro plane black lime on top.
Georgina Torbet
Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…
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