In Dallas, Apothecary is putting a new spin on low-alcohol drinks. On the one hand, creative director Tanner Agar and bar manager Greg Huston are getting technical with centrifuges and pyrolysis. On another, they’re looking at food and asking why it can’t be used to make drinks, or why culinary techniques like sous vide can’t be used when composing a cocktail. You’ll have to visit Apothecary to experience some of these techniques, but others can be replicated for at-home entertaining.
Here, Agar and Huston share low alcohol drinks perfect for a long, lazy afternoon that bleeds into the night. They require significant prep time—but if you’ve ever begun cooking a holiday spread days in advance, or even just made a dessert that calls for resting dough or freezing pie filling overnight, we urge you to give that attention to one of these batch-friendly low alcohol drinks for your next gathering instead, and keep the food simple. We guarantee you and your guests will be impressed because even if they’re low alcohol they are highly recommended.
Tips for Making Batch Cocktails
When making individual cocktails, ounces can be relied on, but when batching, it’s often simpler and more accurate to measure in milliliters. Recipes will use a blend of measurements depending on what is both simplest and most accurate. For most recipes, you’ll need an 8- or 10-inch chinois strainer, a measuring glass with milliliters and ounces, a double jigger, and a selection of mason jars for storage. Additional special equipment is listed in the recipe.
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Emily Havener
Emily Havener enjoys writing about food almost as much as she enjoys eating it. She has been food blogging and developing recipes since 2008, and her particular areas of expertise are finding creative ways to use leftovers and never making a recipe the same way twice. She’s always up for raw fish of any kind and a good gin cocktail or a glass of orange wine.
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