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"Out with the Old" Blood Orange Mocktail

This is a mocktail that's thirst-quenching, tasty, and visually pleasing! The floral notes of the blood orange contrast against the spice from cardamom and pepper and the herbal notes of rosemary and mint.
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"Out with the Old" Blood Orange Mocktail with rosemary and orange garnish
Prep Time:7 minutes
Infusing Time:2 hours
Total Time:2 hours 7 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup fresh-squeezed blood orange juice about 3-4 oranges
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 teaspoon whole cardamom seeds
  • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon bitters Runamok maple orange bitters
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 2 pinches cayenne pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 grinds black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves
  • ice cubes
  • 1/2 Cup club soda
  • rosemary sprigs and orange peel curls for serving

Instructions

  • Squeeze oranges into a 2-Cup glass measuring cup. Place rosemary leaves, whole cardamom seeds, and peppercorns on a cutting board and crush lightly by rolling over them with a rolling pin. Add to juice and stir. To infuse the flavors, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours up to overnight. The longer you infuse, the more flavor the herbs and spices will impart.
  • Once the juice has been infused, pour it through a fine mesh strainer to remove solids. Add bitters, maple syrup, cayenne, ground cardamom, and ground pepper. Stir to blend.
  • Lightly crush mint leaves by rolling them with a rolling pin.
  • Add mint to the bottom of two champagne glasses. Add ice cubes. Whisk the juice mixture again and then divide evenly between the two glasses. Add club soda just enough to fill glass. Add a rosemary sprig and and orange peel curl to each glass and serve.

Notes

  • If you are unable to find blood oranges, you can sub blood oranges for cara cara or navel oranges.
  • Watch the ingredients of your bitters as they often have fillers, natural and artificial flavors and artificial coloring -all things I recommend you avoid.
  • Only use real maple syrup, not pancake syrup.
Preferred ingredients – Bitters: Runamok Maple Orange Bitters, Maple Syrup: Runamok Whistle Pig Whiskey Barrel Aged or Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup, Club Soda: Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda

Nutrition

Serving: 1glass | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.8g | Protein: 0.9g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 12.1g | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 2mg
Calories: 64kcal
Author: Emily Haygood