WISE COCKTAILS: The Owl’s Brew Guide to Crafting & Brewing Tea-Based Beverages
Jennie Ripps and Maria Littlefield
Rodale Books
October 20, 2015
$19.99/Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1623365677
Jennie Ripps is the founder of Owl’s Brew and sister company, Brew Lab Tea. She contributes to Huffington Post’s Taste and Healthy Living sections.
Maria Littlefield is partner and COO at Owl’s Brew and Brew Lab Tea. Jennie and Maria were selected as “35 under 35 Food Entrepreneurs” by the Specialty Food Association. Both Maria and Jennie reside in New York City, where Owl’s Brew is headquartered.
Jennie Ripps and Maria Littlefield launched their brand Owl’s Brew in 2013, after gaining atttention for mixing celebratory tea cocktails at parties, Hollywood premeires, and corporate events in New York City and Los Angeles. The first blended tea concentrate designed to pair seamlessly with a variety of spirits (including champagne, wine, and even beer!), Owl’s Brew has transformed the DIY cocktail movement and is popular in many of the city’s top clubs and bars. Their signature tea blends are fresh-brewed in micro-batches and are sold in many retail locations across the country including West Elm, Williams-Sonoma, Urban Outfitters, and Southern Seasons.
WISE COCKTAILS will take the reader on a journey to learn the health benefits of tea, tips on brewing, and the history of tea cocktails. Featuring more than 100 recipes for cocktail and tea creations, plus recipes for tea-infused cocktail snacks, this is the perfect holiday gift book.
CoCorange
Makes 1 cocktail
This blend promotes calm and is a natural mood enhancer.
Tea Base
- 1 teaspoon chopped lemongrass
- ½ teaspoon dried orange peel
- ½ teaspoon unsweetened shredded coconut
Cocktail
- 3½ oz brewed tea base
- 1½ oz vodka
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
Garnish
- 1 pineapple slice
In a cup, place 6 ounces of room temperature water. You will only use 3 1⁄2 ounces for the tea base in this recipe, so don’t worry if there is extra left over. Feel free to sip, save, or discard!
In a tea linen or tea ball, combine all of the ingredients for the tea base. Brew in the room temperature water for 10 minutes, agitating from time to time. Remove the sachet/ball.
In a shaker, combine 3 1⁄2 ouncs of the tea base, the vodka, pineapple juice, and agave nectar. Dry-shake until the agave dissolves. Pour into a glass over ice. Swirl gently to chill. Garnish with the pineapple slice.
Owl ’s Nog
A coconut twist for a classic nog.
- 2 oz Owl’s Brew Coco-Lada
- 2 oz eggnog
- 1½ oz bourbon
- 1 cinnamon stick and ground cinnamon, for garnish
To serve hot: In a saucepan, combine the Coco-Lada, eggnog, and bourbon.
Simmer over low heat for 8 minutes. Do not boil. Remove from the heat and pour into a heat-safe mug. Garnish with the cinnamon stick and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon.
To serve chilled: In a shaker, combine the Coco-Lada, eggnog, and bourbon. Shake with ice and pour into a glass. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
These recipes may be reproduced with the following credit:
Recipes from WISE COCKTAILS: The Owl’s Brew Guide to Crafting & Brewing Tea-Based Beverages by . (Rodale Books, October 2015; $19.99/hardcover; ISBN: 978-1623365677).
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