8 Sustainable Cocktails Perfect for a Boozy Brunch or Long Weekend

Welcome to the boozy brunch that’s mama earth friendly. Read on to get 8 sustainable cocktail recipes that are the perfect excuse to have a boozy brunch asap.

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Boozy brunch at home, sustainable cocktail edition!Credit: Unsplash

Move over Friday and Saturday night cocktails because boozy brunches and weekend day drinking are more popular than ever. Late morning and sunny afternoon gatherings with friends are perfect to enjoy a little down time sipping on these eight refreshing day drinking cocktails, all made with sustainable booze.

8 Sustainable Cocktails to Make at Your Next Boozy Brunch

1. Simple Lemonade with Purus Organic Vodka

Image of a pitcher of vodka cocktail with sliced lemons and mint, with glasses filled with the same organic sustainable drink for ta boozy brunch.
Clean and crisp, with a fresh bite of spicy ginger, this sustainable cocktail is for those of us out there that don’t like things too sweet. – Credit: Purrs Organic Vodka

The pure taste and aroma of white plum will win you over every time from this award-winning, family owned Northern Italian distillery.

Simple Lemonade Recipe

Ingredients: Serves 8

  • 2 cups of Purus Organic Vodka
  • 6 tablespoons honey
  • 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup of muddled ginger
  • 1 cup mint leaves
  • 8 lemon slices

Directions 

Stir honey and 6 tablespoons of hot water in a large pitcher until honey is dissolved. Stir in Purus vodka, lemon juice, and muddled ginger. Add about 2 cups of ice, depending on the size of your pitcher and one cup of mint leaves.

Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Pour into glasses filled with ice. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

2. Under the Tahitian Moon with Cognac Park

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This sweet sip will send you straight to the tropics with notes of coconut and passion fruit. – Credit: Unsplash

Made with organic wine, this fine French cognac’s fruit and floral aromas please the palate and add sophistication to every sip.

Under the Tahitian Moon Recipe

Ingredients 

  • 1.5 oz Cognac Park Fin Bois Organic
  • .5 oz cherry eau de vie
  • .5 oz lemon juice
  • .5 oz orange juice
  • .5 oz coconut mix*
  • .75 oz passion fruit syrup**
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

Directions 

Shake ingredients with 1 oz. of crushed ice and strain into a large decorative glass. Fill glass with crushed ice and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and an orchid.

*Coconut mix is made by mixing well equal parts of coconut milk and cream of coconut.
Bottle and store in the refrigerator.

**Passion fruit syrup is made by mixing equal parts passion fruit juice and white cane sugar, measured separately. Bottle and store in the refrigerator.

3. Mrs. Fitzgerald with Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin

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Zero waste is a hallmark of sustainability and Four Pillars does it right. – Credit: Four Pillars

Hailing from Australia, this award-winning gin is made with native botanicals such as lemon myrtle, turmeric, and juniper berries. Four Pillars uses the leftover fruit from production to create their fabulous bittersweet-orange marmalade.

Mrs. Fitzgerald Recipe

Ingredients

  • 50ml Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
  • 20ml sugar syrup
  • 2 whole strawberries, muddled
  • 5ml absinthe
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

Directions 

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupette glass. Garnish with a strawberry.

4. French 75 with Koval Dry Gin and Rose Hip Liqueur

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This organic American spirit is ironically ideal for a French 75. – Credit: KOVAL

Organic in every way, KOVAL works with their Midwest farmers to support sustainable agriculture and to fulfill their motto “leave a better taste”. KOVAL is a clear-cut choice when looking specifically for organic American spirits.

French 57 with Koval Dry Gin and Rosehip Liqueur Recipe

Ingredients 

  • 2 ounces KOVAL dry gin
  • ¾ ounce KOVAL Rose Hip Liqueur
  • 2 ounces Champagne
  • Raspberry and Rosemary (for serving)

Directions 

Combine gin, simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with Raspberry. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into a large flute. Top with Champagne; garnish with raspberry and rosemary.

5. Arroyo Cup with VIDA de San Luis Del Rio Organic Mezcal

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This spicy and tangy marg will be a hit at your next sustainable spread. – Credit: Jen Wong

Created by Bar Director Alex Barbatsis in Cafe Birdie this “zero-waste” cocktail features VIDA de San Luis Del Rio organic mezcal and St. George Spirits Green Chile Vodka, made from crushed jalapeño peppers, lime peel, and a non-GMO spirit.

Arroyo Cup Recipe

Ingredients 

  • 1.5 oz Vida Mezcal
  • .5 oz St. George Green Chile Vodka
  • 2 Cucumber wheels
  • 6 Lime Wedges (¾ of a Lime)
  • .75 oz Simple Syrup

Directions

Muddle all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, top with ice, shake, and pour contents into an Old Fashioned Glass. Garnish with a pinch of salt.

6. Watermelon Addie with Avua Cachaca

Watermelon sustainable drink cocktail is sweet, tangy and yummy.
Watermelon is the perfect addition to this sweet, tangy sustainable drink. Plus, it’s one of the most hydrating foods on the planet.

Black Restaurant Group Cocktail Director George Sault created the Watermelon Addie that pairs local refreshing watermelon with organic Avua Cachaca, a Brazilian rum distilled fresh from sugarcane juice.

Watermelon Addie with Avua Cachaca

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Avua Cachaca
  • .5 oz Luxardo Maraschino
  • .75 oz Watermelon Syrup
  • .75 oz Lemon Juice
  • 2 Dash Peychaud Bitters

Directions 

Build the cocktail in the glass. Add all ingredients into fancy double old fashioned glass, top with crushed ice and use the spoon to mix ingredients. Snowcone more crushed ice on top of cocktail and garnish with a watermelon ribbon. Two small straws to finish.

7. Tres Agaves Margarita with Tres Agaves Blanco Tequila

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We love this brand for a easier, done-for-you sustainable drink situation. – Credit: Tres Agaves

Low-sugar, gluten free, and organic, this dynamic duo of tequila and margarita mix makes entertaining a breeze. Not to mention, this margarita weighs in at only 162 calories!

Tres Agaves Margarita Recipe

Ingredients 

Directions 

Combine margarita mix and tequila in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously and strain over ice; garnish with a lime wheel.

8. Alaskan Mule with LEAF Organic Vodka

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This sustainable cocktail is the ultimate refreshing drink. – Credit: Unsplash+

Made from the purest Alaskan glacial water, organic and non-GMO, LEAF Vodka has a delicious purity that sings out of the glass.

Alaskan Mule 

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. LEAF Vodka made from Alaskan Glacial Water
  • 1 oz. lemon juice
  • .75 oz. simple syrup
  • 1 tsp. minced ginger
  • 10 blueberries
  • club soda

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle ginger and blueberries. Add lemon juice, simple syrup, and vodka. Shake and finely strain into a rocks glass. Top off with soda.

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