Yes, I know. This is cocktail chemistry not mocktail chemistry, but I wanted to give a little love to those people looking for
Non-alcoholic versions of these craft cocktails so today we're going to make three mocktails balanced using fresh ingredients
Not just swapping out the alcohol for a soda water from existing cocktails
We also have a bonus mocktail for Patreon Patrons
The first mocktail is going to use an almond flavored simple syrup called
orgeat the pronunciation of which was confirmed to me by a real french human
Orgeat is used in Mai tais, and is actually great for mocktails to make orgeat we're going to add 200 grams of unsalted
Almonds to a blender and to that add
660 grams of very hot water I also like to add 1/2 a teaspoon of salt
Blend everything together on high speed for about 60 seconds
What we're basically creating here is almond, nut milk
Which we now need to separate from the almond solids we're going to be using this nut milk bag which does the trick?
Twist the bag to strain out the milk realize it is incredibly hot let it rest
And then finish the job you can actually save this almond meal for making things like cookies
this process should yield 500 grams of nut milk pour that back into the blender and
To that we're going to add 500 grams of granulated sugar
Now the fats from the almond milk will try to separate so we're going to be adding a stabilizer here to keep them bound together
This compound is called ticaloid
210s which is a 9 to 1 ratio of gum Arabic and xantham gum?
It's optional but recommended
here adding 1.75 grams and
Then blend it up
Traditionally orgeat also has rosewater which you can add if you like, then bottle it, and it'll keep in the fridge for about a month
Okay, we're going to make in orgeat Lemonade start by adding one ounce of fresh lemon juice
We're then going to add three ounces of water and then two ounces of your orgeat
boys that fun to say
Now just like any shaken cocktail. We're going to add this to a shaker tin with ice and shake it for about 15 seconds and
Cut away from that jiggling torso. We're then going to double strain into a collins glass with some ice cubes
Alright, let's give this a taste
This drink is
Fantastic as you'd expect the orgeat gives us this rich
Nutty Flavor that really comes through and pairs really well with the lemon and I'm going to need another hit of that
This is a delicious mocktail highly recommended
Okay for a mocktail number two
We're gonna make a cucumber saller start by muddling four slices of Cucumber in a shaker tin
Then take a sprig of Oregano clap it in your hands to release the flavor and drop it in the tin
To brighten up the cocktail add a couple drops of Saline solution or a pinch of salt
then we're going to add one and a half ounces of fresh lime juice and
three quarters of an ounce of light agave nectar and
Like any sour cocktail we're going to shake this with ice for about 15 seconds
Then double strain into an old-fashioned glass on the rocks
finish by garnishing with another Oregano Sprig and
Here's where I pretend like I'm tasting this cocktail in real time when in reality
I'm recording this voice over in post, but this cocktail was delicious and refreshing the cucumber and oregano really come together nicely
All right for the last mocktail we've used a blackberry simple syrup where we took 1/2 cup of water
Boiled it with 1/2 cup of sugar and put in a heaping 1/2 cup of blackberries, then let it simmer for about 10 minutes
we're then going to start by taking a chilled nicanor glass and
Smoking some rosemary. This is going to Impart a really nice flavor and aroma so you can start by firing up your torch and
Today I learned that ceramic plates from iKea are flame resistant
Once that's nice and toasty invert your nicanor glass to capture the smoke
Put that aside and add three quarters of an ounce of your blackberry syrup to a glass
1/2 ounce of Fresh lime juice
one ounce of Fresh orange juice and
finally four or five drops of celery bitters and
By now, you know the drill give it a good old shake
grab your nicely smoked nicanor glass and
then double strain the cocktail in look at that beautiful red color and
Because mocktails deserve a nice garnish to give this a couple black berries
Alright, let's give it a try Cheers
I really love the flavor of this cocktail the rosemary gives off a woody aroma that complements the blackberry really well
10 out of 10 would recommend
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