Our Drink and Beverage Series Continues with something for all Vegan adults out there!

Vegan Cocktails and Drinks

Many varieties of beer and wine contain traces of animal products. Some types of liquor actually do contain non-vegan ingredients or use animal products during processing and filtration. Even if they aren’t labeled on the bottle, dairy(casein), honey, isinglass (a fish-derived clarifier), gelatin (made from bones and connective tissues), egg whites, silk, and even seashells(chitosan) can make their way into beers, wines, and spirits. Vodka, gin, sake, Scotch whisky or rum are normally safe vegan choices.  

There ARE vegan wines… you just have to check your label. Here are a few labels that are registered with the Vegan Society: Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard (England), Oliverhill Winery (Australia), Tishbi Estate Winery (Israel) and Georgas Family (Greece).

Some supermarkets, including Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Marks and Spencer, label their vegan own-brand wines as suitable for vegans.

Tesco online wine shop gives information on which of their wines are suitable for vegans, although the wines in their real-life stores are as yet unlabeled.

Majestic Wines label wines which are suitable for vegans on their website.

Some specialist wine companies such as Vintage Roots or Vinceremos have a good range of vegan wines.

Some vegan or vegetarian wholefoods shops will also sell vegan wines.

Here are some recipes for us adults:

Washington Apple (Alcoholic Beverage)

Serves: 2

Ingredients

3 oz. whiskey (your choice here)

2 apples, juiced (I prefer Granny Smiths)

¾ oz. cranberry juice

Directions

Measure ingredients into a bar mixer with ice.

Shake well.

Strain into martini glasses.

Garnish with an apple slice (optional).

Peachtree Martini

Serves: 1

Ingredients

3 peaches, juiced

2 oz. vodka

½ cup orange juice

Directions

Mix over ice in a cocktail shaker.

Strain into a chilled martini glass.

Sloppy Joe's Mojito (alcoholic beverage)

Serves: 1

Ingredients

1 lime (halved crosswise)

3 sprigs fresh mint

1 tbsp. sugar

1 oz. white rum

1/3  cup water (chilled sparkling)

Directions

Squeeze juice from both lime halves into a 12-ounce highball glass, then add lime halves.

Add mint and sugar and crush mint with back of a spoon until sugar is dissolved.

Add rum and stir.

Add ice, then top off drink with sparkling water and stir well.

Strawberry Pineapple Punch (Alcoholic beverage)

Serves: 3

Ingredients

20 oz. strawberries (half frozen)

46 oz. pineapple juice (chilled)

1½ cup white rum

Directions

In a blender, puree the strawberries.

Pour into a large punch bowl.

Stir in the pineapple juice and rum.

Serve in chill glasses.

Have fun!