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Drink Recipes
 

Grape Sparkler

Ingredients
4 cups seedless red grapes, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 cups seltzer
6 ounces (3/4 cup) vodka

Directions
1. Puree grapes in a blender.
2. Pour the puree through a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl or large measuring cup.
3. Press on the solids to extract all the juice.
4. Add lemon and honey to the juice; stir until the honey is dissolved.
5. Add seltzer and vodka.
6. Divide among 4 ice-filled glasses.
7. Garnish with whole grapes.


Cucumber Lemonade Chiller

Ingredients
3 large cucumbers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
1 cup water
6 ounces (3/4 cup) gin
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons agave syrup

Directions
1. Cut 12 thin slices of cucumber for garnish.
2. Peel and chop the rest of the cucumber; transfer to a food processor, add rosemary, and puree.
3. Pour the puree through a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl or large measuring cup.
4. Press on the solids to extract all the juice.
5. Add water, gin, lemon juice, and agave syrup to the cucumber juice; stir until the agave is dissolved.
6. Divide among 4 ice-filled glasses.
7. Garnish with cucumber slices and rosemary sprigs