agave nectar

  • Los Muertos

    Ingredients:
    2 oz Espolón Tequila Reposado
    1 oz fresh lime juice
    .5 oz apple cider Vvnegar shrub
    .5 oz Cardamaro Amaro
    1 bar spoon apple butter infused agave nectar
    4 muddled apple chunks
    Apple cider foam, garnish
    Blackstrap molasses, garnish

    Directions:
    Muddle apple chunks in bottom of a mixing glass. Shake all ingredients together with ice and
    double strain in a rocks glass over ice. Top with apple cider foam and drizzle with Blackstrap
    molasses.… Read more

  • The Patriot

    Ingredients:
    3 oz Russian Standard Vodka 
    0.5 oz fresh lime juice 
    0.5 oz agave nectar 
    6 cherry tomatoes 
    8 basil leaves 
    Kosher salt 
    Cracked black pepper

    Directions:
    Muddle cherry tomatoes and basil with a dash each of salt and pepper.  Add lime agave and Russian Standard Vodka.  Shake vigorously with ice cubes and double strain into a coupe glass rubbed with lime and rimmed with equal parts salt and black pepper.  Garnish with a basil … Read more

  • Red, White and Blue

      Layer 1

    Ingredients:
    ½ oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup
    4 strawberries

      Layer 2

    Ingredients:
    1 oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup

      Layer 3

    Ingredients:
    ½ oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup
    12 Blueberries

      Garnish:

    ½ Strawberry
    3 Blueberries

    Directions:
    Combine each set of ingredients in advance as you’ll want to blend these quickly one after another. Blend the ingredients … Read more

  • Hot Nantucket Night

    Served at Woodward at Ames in Boston, MA

    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 oz Tequila Don Julio Blanco
    1 oz agave nectar
    2 fresh cranberries
    1 thin slice jalapeño pepper
    1/2 oz lime juice
    1 jalapeño, garnish 

    Directions:
    Muddle jalapeño and cranberries in a highball glass. Combine Tequila Don Julio Blanco, agave nectar, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice.
    Shake well and strain into rocks glass over ice, muddled jalapeño and cranberries. Garnish with … Read more

  • Mother Earth Mint


    Plant a tree, organize a neighborhood cleanup, or just recycle. There are a many ways to celebrate Earth Day (of course, every day should be Earth Day) and cocktails are no exception. Many distilleries are employing green practices in their everyday operations. Moon Mountain is one of them. This earth-friendly cocktail is light and refreshing, perfect for protesting a world economic summit, hunting Japanese whalers, or just chillin’ a home (while composting, what else?).

    Courtesy … Read more

  • Cucumber Mint

    We’re gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day, so green drinks are theme of the day. Moon Mountain created this light refreshing cocktail as a classy alternative to traditional green beer. This one is easy to make at home and has plenty of green to keep you from getting a pinch.… Read more

  • Guac This Way

    This week’s drinks comes to us from the new Food2 series Drinks with Alie & Georgia, a how-to video series featuring out-of-this world concoctions. Their creations include Liquid S’mores, the McNuggetini and, special for this week’s Super Bowl, drinkable guacamole. In “Guac This Way,” Alie and Georgia bring together their favorite Mexican flavors of mezcal, jalapeños, lime juice and avocados in this frosty margarita.

    Courtesy of Food Network.… Read more