It may be Cliche but it is January so we’re using this month to bring you some special and inventive non-Alcoholic drinks.

Given that I bunch of you are going to be giving up alcohol this month as a beginning of the year cleansing, we thought it’s time to bring you some N/A cocktails with a little more regularity. There’s really no reason why someone who is designated driver or just plain doesn’t drink as a lifestyle choice should have to suffer with some plain old juice or a coke while out with friends. And a lot of the top bars out there agree. More and more bars are offering some truly unique and pleasing N/A cocktails on menus and some are making full menus dedicated to N/A drinks. These drinks can go from very simple to more complicated but I assure you guys that whatever we feature here (and they’ll run the gamut) will be worth your time and elbow grease!

Today We’re featuring a holiday staple the Hot Toddy, but this one has been fully reconstructed by the good folks at the Aviary. It is also featured in their Holiday Cocktails Book which is out now (link below) and I have been taking a lot of inspiration from. We heavily featured these drinks in our Holiday lineup because they were so damned good! There is an alcoholic version of this drink as well and I’ll include those specs.

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Nesco Single Burner Electric Hot Plate
Bodum French Press
Barfly Peeler
Pyrex measuring Cup Set
Libbey Glass Prep Bowls
Aviary Holiday Cocktails (book)

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Beam Me Up Toddy

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Servings 2 Cocktail

Ingredients

 

• 480 grams Pear Juice
• 180 grams Orange Juice (Fresh)
• 135 grams Clover Honey
• 212 grams Water
• .5 grams Kosher Salt
• 1 Whole Orange Peel
• 1 Whole Lemon peel
• 3 Sprigs Sage
• 4 Bags Earl Grey Tea
• 113 grams Dried Cranberries
• 55 grams Yuzu Juice
• 20 grams Lemon Juice (Fresh)
• 1 Ball Browned Butter (In Glass) See Description for Recipe.

Instructions

 

• Add Pear Juice, Clover Honey, Water, Orange Juice and Kosher salt in a bowl, or pot and stir until combined.
• Pour into a pot or place pot on heat and set to a light simmer.
• Peel Lemon and Orange and put the Peel’s in the French Press.
• Add Dried Cranberries, Earl Grey Tea Bags, Sage, Lemon Juice and Yuzu Juice to the French Press
• When simmering, take off heat and pour into French Press and let it steep for 3-5 Minutes.
• Add a ball of Browned Butter to a warm glass and pour the hot, steeped brew into the glass. Drink Hot or Warm.

Notes

To Make Browned Butter Ball:

60g Unsalted Butter

Prep an ice bath and submerge a smaller bowl in the ice water. Add to a pan and heat until browned and fragrant (smells a bit nutty) remove from heat and add to bowl in ice bath. stir with a spoon until it begins to harden, collecting in into a ball. Place it in glass Toddy will be served in.

 

For Alcoholic Version Cocktail Base:
525g Water
135g Clover Honey
130g Jim Beam Single Barrel
100g Noilly Pratt Dry Vermouth
80g St George Pear Brandy
80g Grand Marnier
.5g Kosher Salt

Heat on low heat to mix and melt/dissolve the Honey. Assemble the same as in the video, combine when ready to serve.

Keyword honey, non-abv, non-alcoholic, orange juice, pear