Top 3 NYC Skinny Cocktails
Skinny Pink Lemonade at Ruby Tuesday's
585 7th Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 382-3898
rubytuesday.com
1.5 oz. VeeV Açaí Spirit
.5 oz. agave nectar
.25 oz. pomegranate juice
Minute Maid Light Lemonade
2 lemon wedges
Lemon wheel garnish
Squeeze and drop 2 lemon wedges into an ice-filled shaker. Shake VeeV Açaí Spirit, agave nectar and pomegranate juice well and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Top with Minute Maid Light Lemonade and garnish with lemon wheel.
The Haamonii Tart Recipe
3 oz. Haamonii Shochu
1/2 cup diced seedless tart fruit of choice (berries, plums, apples, etc.)
1/6 lemon
1 tsp. simple syrup
Cinnamon sugar
Muddle the lemon and fruit. Add simple syrup and Haamonii Shochu. Shake with ice and pour over a strainer into a cinnamon sugar-rimmed martini glass.
Asian Sangria Recipe
2 oz. TY KU Sake
Fresh seasonal fruits (Asian pear, grapes, berries. etc.)
Barspoon agave nectar
Add chopped fruit and agave nectar to a mixing glass. Add ice and TY KU Sake, and stir well with bar spoon. Pour into a cocktail glass. Multiply recipe by number of servings and add extra ice for a pitcher or punch bowl of sangria.
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Selena Ricks-Good writes about drinks and produces events as The Dizzy Fizz.