Seedlip Sips: The East Side
Seedlip is on a mission to change the way the world drinks – offering the highest quality non-alcoholic options. With elegant bottles and the tagline “What to Drink When You're Not Drinking”, Seedlip serves up sophisticated spirits that are full of flavor and free of alcohol.
This month I’m mixing up mocktails, and this alcohol-free take on The East Side starring Seedlip has become a fast fave. Grab your ingredients and the recipe below:
The East Side:
“This lively, but alcohol-free, spirit slides seamlessly into an East Side—a perennial favorite of ours made with mint, cucumber, and lime. An East Side is delicious even as a virgin drink, but the Seedlip Garden 108 adds a real complexity to it, just as gin would; you’ll never miss the alcohol.”
Instructions:
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle a 1-inch round of cucumber.
Tear up 5 mint leaves, and drop in the shaker.
Add 2 ounces of Seedlip Garden 108, 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice, and 3/4 ounce simple syrup, along with ice.
Shake until very well-chilled, then double-strain (through the shaker’s own strainer, as well as through a fine-mesh strainer) into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a cucumber slice and mint!
By Carey Jones (Food and Wine)
