Recipes

Brown Sugar Iced Hojicha Latte

5 min

The Hojicha Iced Latte is a delightful twist on traditional Japanese green tea. With its roasted aroma and cocoa-like texture, hojicha powder is a versatile ingredient. Grab your cocktail shaker and combine it with brown sugar, milk, and ice for a frothy and refreshing beverage. Get creative by adding boba or sweetened condensed milk for a unique twist. Experience the mellow, nutty, and malty flavors in this irresistible latte.

Pink Chai Nog

10 min

Happy Nog Season! Eggnog is traditional this time of year, and spicing the custard with our Pink Chai came naturally. Full of holiday favorites like cinnamon, ginger and cardamom, it's a fresh and welcome twist for this favorite drink. The rose, rooibos and pink peppercorns add a floral sweet finish and the festive pop of color on top completes the drink. One sip of this frothy delight will put anyone in a holiday spirit.Thick and creamy, our Pink Chai Nog is made with cooked custard so it has a longer shelf life than the raw version and that also makes it booze-optional. A cooked custard makes for a thicker nog and you can adjust the consistency to suit your taste with an extra splash milk or preferred alcohol. We added a splash of local bourbon from our friends at Oola Distillery. Give it a quick stir with a cassia stick and holiday garnishing will be a breeze. The warm spices of chai lend themselves to all sorts of holiday applications. Once made, think outside the nog and experiment. Use it to sweeten up your coffee or try drizzling it over bread pudding. This velvety sweet cream deserves to be poured all over festive favorites.

Mulled Whiskey Sour

Mulled cider takes a walk on the wild side in this Mulled Whiskey Sour. This classic cocktail combines the best of fall all in one glass and you don't have to be a bartender to make it. We infused Mulling Spice in apple cider, making it spicy and aromatic. All the sweetness comes from the apples so there is no added sugar or syrup and the bouquet of spices really comes through. This cocktail is a perfect one to make ahead of time as a "batch cocktail" during the holidays--the whiskey will blend nicely into the mulled apple cider, and the flavors will mellow and get smoother as it sits.

Butterfly Horchata

Aguas frescas vendors line parks in Mexico with their rainbow of brightly colored beverages. Of them all, horchata is my favorite. A creamy rice and almond blended brew with wisps of mild and exotic flavor from true cinnamon. Refreshing and sweet, horchata cuts the heat from popular Mexican street food and makes a perfect pitcher for any backyard BBQ. This season, we've given it a festive color boost with ice cubes made with butterfly pea flowers. Start a day ahead to make the ice and soak the ingredients for the horchata. The next day blend it up and you're good to go! As the ice cubes, melt they'll turn your horchata a sweet lavender color. True cinnamon might be thought of as more powerful or better than cassia cinnamon, which isn't the case. Of the two, cassia actually has stronger and spicier flavors whereas true cinnamon is more mild and less heat-forward. True cinnamon's soft bark makes it quick and easy to grind at home but also makes it more evanescent. Having fresh sticks and only grinding when need makes all the difference!