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.
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!
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