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Organic Pomegranate Royale

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A really cool twist to the Kir Royale is a Pom Royale. I bought some Pomegranate Grenadine at the Sherman Oaks Farmers Market a couple of weeks ago. I love champagne drinks, kir royale being my favorite. I am not sure of all the health benefits of pomegranates but I’m sure they have some so when you add that to using organic champagne you can feel good about drinking your bubbly!

Pomegranate Grenadine

Organic Champagne

Pour around 1/4 oz of grenadine into a champagne flute and fill with your favorite champagne. Drink and enjoy.

Cheers!

Organic Cucumber Bloody Mary

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I love a good Bloody Mary. I can’t believe I went so many years without drinking them! Recently I was enjoying happy hour at one of my local watering holes and the bartender was making drinks with cucumber vodka. He said “I bet this would be good in a Bloody Mary ” and he was right, amazing! So have to give credit to Stone for coming up with this one. Why didn’t I think of this first?

Here is GQ’s eco/organic version. You can make up the mix ahead of time add spices to your preference. Reuse an empty bottle or mason jar to store it in.

Of course you can just save yourself the trouble and buy an organic mix like Modmix Wasabi Bloody Mary.

 

 

 

For the Bloody Mary                      

Add ice to your glass
Squeeze a wedge of lemon over ice
Add 1.5 oz Organic Cucumber Vodka (Square One, Rain or Crop)
Fill with mix leaving room for garnishes
shake well -if you don’t have a shaker glass improvise with a mason jar with lid or something similar
Garnish with cucumber spear, celery stick, olives, lemon, lime, pickle spear or whatever your favorites are.

 

Bloody Mary Mix: (Organic ingredients as much as possible)

Tomato Juice
Olive juice
Lemon juice
Lime juice
Worcestershire sauce
Hot Sauce
Horseradish
Pepper
Celery Salt
Garlic Salt

Add spices to taste, shake well and store refrigerated.

 

Keep it eco and ditch the plastic one time use straws. Invest in a set of resuable glass straws from Strawesome for your home eco bar.

GQ Recommends: Bambu 16″ Bar Tray

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A great addition for your home eco-bar. And it’s on sale so now is the time to get one (or two)! comes in four great colors, I’m sure dad would love one for Father’s Day.

 

Bambu 16″ Bar Tray – $ 17.90
The Bambu Small Serving Tray is hand produced, made from 100% organically grown bamboo. Made only with food-safe water-based adhesives. Finished with top grade natural, food-safe oil. Suitable for both hot and cold foods, they clean easily with warm soapy water or a damp cloth. (Not recommended for dishwasher or microwave) Size: 16 inches by 6 1/4 inches Handmade by Bambu in Vietnam. (Note that Bambu works only with manufacturing partners who demonstrate a commitment to health and safety, environmental protection and fair labor practices. In turn, Bambu supports and reinforces worker health and safety measures, and funds international third-party auditing procedures.)

 

 

 

 

 

Tips for an Eco Friendly Home Bar

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Having an eco friendly home bar is easy, your drinks taste better and are much healthier for you and the planet. Here are some tips to get you started:   Living here in California we are lucky to have a great variety of local and organic beer and wine companies. Experiment and find your favorites.  [...] Read more »

Arrogant Bitch

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As an eco bartender I must both practice what I preach and know my product. So yes, I will take one for the team and test every organic, local and/ or sustainable beer I can find and report back to you. Read more »

Los Angeles Green Drinks & Green Drinks NYC present the First Annual Bi-Coastal Earth Night Celebration

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April 21, 2011 7-10pm Environment Furniture Showroom 8126 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048 Be part of a Coast-to-Coast party for the planet with LA Green Drinks, Green Drinks NYC, Environment Furniture, the Center for Environmental Health, and Grist.org. Join us for the first annual Bi-Coastal Green Drinks Earth Night celebration! Enjoy music, networking and [...] Read more »

Celebrate St Patty’s Day with LA Green Drinks and EcoTrek!

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  Avoid crowded bars and celebrate a truly Green St Patrick’s Day with Los Angeles Green Drinksat the beautiful showroom of Carlisle Wide Plank Floors. Look for me, GQ Eco-Bartender, behind the bar serving drinks.   Made in America for more than 40 years, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors has produced the finest restoration and reproduction wood floors [...] Read more »

Happy Green Year Eco Resolutions Event

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Join me with LA Green Drinks, Sustainable Works & Green Truck for a Happy Green Year Eco Resolutions Party! 2011 is going to ROCK and we’re so excited to celebrate with you!  LA Green Drinks is partnering with Sustainable Works for a ”Happy Green Year” Eco Resolution Party at LiVity Outernational 401 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 Thursday, January 6th, [...] Read more »

Peppermint Martini Recipes

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I love peppermint around the holidays. Peppermint hot chocolate is as addicting  my homemade peppermint bark. But if you really want to get festive try one (or all) of these versions of Peppermint Martini’s. You can also make larger batches of these and pour into decorative bottles to bring as a hostess gift to your [...] Read more »

GQ’s Caramel Apple Punch

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Looking for a drink for this Thanksgiving? Try this Spiked Caramel Apple Punch. It really does taste just like a caramel apple and is for sure a crowd pleaser. Listed below are the ingredients without measurements. Just mix to your preference. Ingredients: Apple Cider Mulling Spice tea bags Sparkling Cider Buttershots Schnapps Apple Pucker Schnapps [...] Read more »