You make every attempt to eat a green diet, deck yourself out in eco duds, slather your skin with natural serums, and paint on a organic make-up each day. But there is one area that you are likely ignoring and it’s a biggie- your cocktails. The grapes and grains used to produce your favorite alcoholic beverage are doused in chemicals during the growing process. Not only are those chemicals then seeping into the ground, polluting the soil and water, but they are becoming ingrained in the makeup of the grape and grain themselves. Translation: if you knockback a couple of conventional spirits, just know that you’re actually sipping on chemical cocktails.
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Say Goodbye to Hangovers?
In addition to saving the soil from unnecessary chemical saturation, you are also potentially saving yourself from a nasty hangover! According to organic spirit producers, not to mention some naturopathic doctors, drinking organic spirits is less taxing on the liver. The function of the liver is basic detoxification. Alcohol, an innately toxic substance, irritates the liver by creating excess free radical damage. To minimize the toxic load on the liver, you want to limit the amount of chemicals and pesticides embedded in your food by choosing organic. The easier it is for the liver to digest, the less likely it is that you will be bedded by a hangover.
Instead of absentmindedly imbibing, here are a few organic spirits to know:
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Vodka
-Vodka 14, a craft-quality USDA Certified Organic vodka produced by Altitude Spirits
-Square One Organic Vodka is an ultra-premium, certified 100% organic vodka made from organic American rye. We also love their organic flavored options like Square One Cucumber and Square One Botanical– a blend of 8 organic botanicals including pear, rose, chamomile, lemon verbena, lavender, rosemary, coriander and citrus peel.
-Elemental Vodka is crafted by Highball Distillery from 100% northwest organic wheat from Bob’s Red Mill in Milwaukie, Oregon and powered with wind-generated electricity.
Rum
-Papagayo White and Spiced Rums are organic, eco-friendly, ethical, and fair-traded.
Tequila
-Casa Noble produces three 100% organic, ultra-premium, triple-distilled tequilas including Crystal, Reposado, and Anejo, all made from 100% organic Blue Agave.
Gin
-Juniper Green Organic London Dry Gin
-Organic Nation’s Ashland Oregon is Oregon’s first Gin company, producing clean, clear and organic Gin.
Whisky
-Highland Harvest Organic Scotch Whisky
Sake
-SakéOne Organics produces superior organic sakes including Momokawa Organic Junmai Ginjo, and Momokawa Organic Nigori
Liqueurs
-Combier Liqueur d’Orange is made from 100% organic sun-dried orange peels from the French West Indies, sugar beets from Normandy, pure alcohol from Paris… yes, that good.
-ROOT is the first true American liqueur since the Pre-Prohibition Era made from certified organic ingredients, like anise, birch bark, cloves and cardamom, with hints of spearmint and citrus, the liquor is distilled in limited batches to ensure maximum quality.
-Loft Organic Liqueurs are made in the style of Limoncello but from all fresh fruits or botanicals without any additives, preservatives, colors or flavorings. You must try their Lavender, Lemongrass and Spicy Ginger.
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While drinking any organic spirit can be pure pleasure, here are a few of our favorite recipes:
Glamour Girl (Served at Muse at the Montage Beverly Hills)
1 ½ oz Hendricks gin
1 oz Cucumber water (made with skinned cucumbers in juicer)
1 egg white
Squeeze of lemon wedge
Splash of house-made Tahitian vanilla syrup
Served up w/ cucumber star
Strawberries & Tarragon (served at Fig Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA)
Strawberries 3 ea
Tarragon 3 sprigs
Agave Nectar ½ oz
Aperol ½ oz
Tequila Silver 1 ½ oz
Lime Juice ½ oz
Pink Grapefruit ½ ea juiced
Muddle strawberries & tarragon, then add all other ingredients and shake well.
Serve in a cocktail glass, garnish with half a strawberry
Deep Cleanse (served at Fig Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA)
Hendrick’s Gin 1 ½ oz
Aloe Vera Juice 2 oz
simple syrup ½ oz
3 slices cucumber
Squeeze of fresh lime
Muddle cucumber and simple syrup. Add other ingredients and shake well. Strain and serve up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice
Casa Noble Tequilla
Margarita Lavanda
Casa Noble Organic Crystal Tequila
Fresh Lime Juice
Lavender Syrup
Garnish with a sprig of fresh Lavender
Mt. Harvard Berry Martini 14
Vodka 14 3 ounces
Sweet vermouth 1 ounce
Pomegranate juice 3 ounces
Shake together. Pour into a pre-chilled martini glass. Garnish with a skewer of fresh blackberries.
Blood Orange & Beet Margarita (served at Fig Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA)
Blood Oranges ½ juiced
Lime Juice ½ oz
Agave Nectar ½ oz
Beet Juice ½ oz
Casa Noble Tequila (reposado) 1 ½ oz
Muddle blood orange wedges. Add all ingredients and shake well. Serve over ice in a tall glass, garnish with a half blood orange wheel
Pink Acai (Served at The Conservatory Grill at Montage Beverly Hills)
Veev Acai Spirit 1.5 oz.
Rain Vodka .5 oz
Squeezed grapefruit .5
Clear agave nectar .5 oz.
Mix all ingredients in shaker. Shake until frosty. Serve up w/ grapefruit wedge
Pacific Sunrise
Pacific Sunrise (served at Mar’sel Restaurant at Terranea Resort, CA)
Organic tequila 1 ½ oz
Organic orange juice 1 squeezed
Beet juice ¾ oz
Build in a pilsner glass with ice.
Casa Noble Tequilla
Nobelita
2 part Casa Noble Organic Crystal Tequila
1 part Organic Orange Juice
3 part Pom Pomegranate Juice
Squeeze of Lime
Serve in a martini glass; garnish cocktail with a few fresh Pomegranate seeds at the bottom of the glass
Ruby Ginger Blossom
Ruby Ginger Blossom (served at the Lobby Bar at Terranea Resort in CA)
TRU Organic Vodka 2 oz
St. Germain 1 oz
Fresh squeezed red grapefruit 1 oz
Whiskey barrel aged bitters 4 dashes
Ginger (muddled) 1 tsp
Rim salt
Garnish w/ grapefruit twist
Caliente Caipirina (Served at The Conservatory Grill at Montage Beverly Hills)
Cabana Cachaca 1.5 oz.
Fresh lime juice ¼ oz
Fresh cilantro 2 sprigs
De-seeded fresh jalapeno ¼
Fresh watermelon
Blend all ingredients. Serve tall w/ a flag of watermelon, cilantro and jalapeno
Spring Breeze
5 Parts Honey Wheatgrass Tea (GotWheatgrass.com)
2 Parts Pineapple Juice
1 Part Jamaican Rum
Fill tall glass with crushed iced. Pour in honey wheatgrass tea, pineapple juice and Jamaican Rum. Stir. Garnish with pineapple chunk
Pear Tea-ni
5 Parts Honey Wheatgrass Tea (GotWheatgrass.com)
1 Part Pear Liqueur
Splash of Apple Pucker
Add crushed iced to a martini shaker. Add honey wheatgrass tea, pear liqueur and apple pucker. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a slice of green pear.
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