Enjoy some creative cocktails and mocktails at the Katharine in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Sip your way through the summer with some refreshing cocktails and mocktails.

Shannon Smith shows us a few fun options from The Katharine Brasserie and Bar in Winston-Salem.

COCKTAILS:

Clockwork

In shaker tin muddle:

• 2 strawberries
• 5 basil leaves
• 1 oz. strawberry simple syrup OR spoonful of strawberry preserves

Add

• 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka
• 0.5 oz. Cointreau Orange Liqueur
• Shake & strain over ice
• Top with equal parts sparkling rose & soda water

To make non-alcoholic version:

• Use Lyre’s Orange Sec vs. Cointreau
• Use FRE Alcohol Removed Sparkling Rose
• Leave out vodka (no replacement needed)

The Graduate

In shaker tin combine:

• 0.75 oz. Diplome Gin (or gin of choice)
• 0.75 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
• 0.75 oz. Amaro Flora (product of Asheville, NC) or amaro of choice
• 0.75 oz. Lemon Juice

Shake & strain
Garnish with an edible flower or Luxardo cherry

Melody & Silence

In Collins glass combine:

• 1 oz. Brugal 1888 Rum
• 1 oz. Fever-Tree Grapefruit Soda Simple Syrup

Fever-Tree Grapefruit Soda Simple Syrup Recipe:

• Combine 16.9 oz. bottle soda and ½ cup sugar
• Bring to a boil and let simmer until reduced

0.75 oz. Campari

• Stir
• Top with soda water
• Garnish with a lemon peel

ZERO-PROOF

Faux Fizz (Spirit-Free)

In shaker tin combine:

• 1.5 oz. Ceder’s ‘Classic’
• 0.75 oz. Lavender Simple Syrup
• 0.75 oz. Lime Juice
• 1 oz. Egg White
• Dry shake (shake without ice) then shake & strain over large cube
• Top with a dropper of Dram ‘Lavender & Lemongrass’ N/A bitters

Bingo Bango Spritz (Spirit-Free)

In wine glass combine:

• 0.75 oz. Lemon Thyme Simple Syrup
• Lemon Thyme Simple Syrup recipe
• Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 4 lemon slices, .5 oz. lemon juice a few sprigs of thyme
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes
• Strain & cool

“Fun” Ice Cube

• Using any ice mold, fill it with edible flowers, berries, fruit juice, etc. and top off with water and freeze
• Equal parts
• Strawberry Lemonade Bingo Bango Soda (product of Winston-Salem, NC)
• Soda Water

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