Recipes of the Week: Five mocktails for Dry January

Dry January has officially begun, so here are five zero-proof cocktails from Omni hotels across the country.

Elderflower Collins

From the Omni La Mansión del Rio’s Four Brothers restaurant

1.5 oz Ritual Zero Proof gin 
1.5 oz Bittermilk No.2 
Club soda

Build cocktail in Collins glass, add ice and ingredients. Top with club soda and quickly stir for three seconds. Garnish with dehydrated lemon wheel

Oaxacan Old Fashioned 

From the Omni La Mansión del Rio’s Four Brothers restaurant

1oz Ritual zero proof tequila 
4oz Bittermilk No.1
 
Place all ingredients into a mixing beaker with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into rocks glass with large cube, garnish with expressed orange and Luxardo Cherry

Rio Perdido Faux ‘Rita 

From the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport’s Lifted restaurant

1 oz Liber & Co. Orgeat 
1 oz of fresh lime juice 
1 oz orange juice 
5 tsp of blue spirulina powder 
Lime wheel garnish

Combine all ingredients in cup with ice. Roll ingredients into mixing tin and back into cup, then garnish and serve

Mint Berry Spritz

From the Omni Frisco Hotel at the Star

1 oz fresh lime juice 
.75 oz agave 
.5 oz blackberry puree 
3 mint leaves

Shake, rim wine glass with Tajin, Dump shaker into rimmed glass and top with soda water, Garnish with lime wheel

Cucumber Paloma 

From the Omni Frisco Hotel at the Star

1 oz fresh lime Juice 
1 oz agave 
2 oz fresh grapefruit juice 
Muddled cucumber

Shake, rim coupe glass with Tajin and cucumber. Strain into coupe glass and add a splash of soda.