Four tasty mocktails to try
The art of crafting a good mocktail - four tasty mocktails to try
Crafting a good mocktail is an art that demands a keen sense of flavors, textures, and presentation. While mocktails are alcohol-free, they should be as satisfying and enjoyable as their alcoholic counterparts.
ARENSBAK’s very own sommelière and the architect behind ARENSBAK’s flavor compositions, Emilie Øst-Jacobsen, has created four tasty mocktails for you to try. Enjoy!
Ethereal Effervescent
Ingredients
· 1.5 cl freshly squeezed lemon juice
· 1 cl sugar syrup
· 2 cl Gooseberry syrup (could be this one Vibegaard Single Gooseberry syrup)
· A pinch (0.025 cl) of white pepper (use black pepper if you don’t have white pepper)
· 4 lemon verbena leaves
· 2 tablespoons of egg white
· Topped with ARENSBAK Effervescent
What to do
Add all ingredients (except ARENSBAK Effervescent) to your shaker (without ice). Dry shake for 10 seconds. Add 3 large ice cubes to your shaker (for one mocktail).
Wet shake for 15 seconds. Strain into a sour glass and top with ARENSBAK Effervescent.
Glass
Sour glass
Garnish
Carefully place a small lemon verbena leaf on the foam
White Whirl
Ingredients
· 2 cl freshly squeezed lemonjuice
· 1 cl sugar syrup
· 2 cl van Nahmen white peach nectar juice
· 2 cl Gnista - Floral Wormwood (Non-Alcoholic Amaro/Vermouth)
· 6 cl ARENSBAK White
· 5 thyme leaves (preferably lemon thyme)
· 2 tablespoons of egg white
What to do
Add all ingredients to your shaker (without ice). Dry shake for 10 seconds. Fill your shaker with ice and wet shake for 15 seconds. Strain into a Lowball/Tumbler/Whisky glass.
Glass
Lowball/Tumbler/Whisky glass
Garnish
Garnish with thyme leaves or a dried slice of lemon neatly placed on the foam
Red Rosé N'Pepper
Ingredients
· 1.5 cl freshly squeezed limejuice
· 1 cl sugar syrup
· 3 cl Rebæl Gastrosaft Hindbær Cocktail 0.0%
· 2 tablespoons of egg white
· Crushed pink peppercorns mixed with white sugar - used to rim the glass
· Topped with ARENSBAK Rosé
What to do
Rim a coupe glass with the crushed pink pepper andsugar mixture. Add all ingredients (except ARENSBAK Rosé) to your shaker (without ice).
Dry shake for 10 seconds. Add 3 ice cubes per mocktail to your shaker. Wet shake for 15 seconds. Double train into a coupe glass. Top with ARENSBAK Rosé.
Glass
Coupe glass
Garnish
Glass rimmed with crushed pink pepper and sugar
The Red Room
Ingredients
· 1 cl freshly squeezed lemonjuice
· 1 cl sugar syrup
· 3 cl cranberry juice
· 1.5 cl Franka Nordic Aperitif or Gnista Barelled Oak
· 5 cl ARENSBAK Red
· 3 blackcurrant leaves
What to do
Fill your mixing halfway with ice (for one mocktail). Add all ingredients.
Stir for 5 seconds (just enough to chill the drink without diluting it). Pour into a martini/cocktail glass.
Glass
Martini/cocktail glass
Garnish
Lemon zest or blackcurrant leaf.
Several Michelin-starred restaurants that incorporate ARENSBAK into their non-alcoholic pairings enjoy experimenting with our sparkling products in their cocktail bars once the bubbles have dissipated. This approach allows them to explore the various taste dimensions of our products and utilize them for multiple purposes.” Emilie
