Happy National Cocktail Day… and also great mocktails too!!
elegantly crafted to enjoy without compromising your mental or physical well-being.
Born out of the desire to rethink what it means to “have a drink”, Optimist Botanicals is the first collection of distilled botanical spirits made without alcohol, sugar, additive, or artificial preservatives – the first and only completely clean NoLo beverage collection that satisfies the demand of the growing ‘Mindful Drinking’ movement.
Originally created in LA with a master distiller, using a complex blend of meticulously sourced and carefully distilled ingredients, Optimist Botanicals are entirely free of alcohol, sugar, sodium, carbs, calories, additives, and artificial preservatives, allowing ‘sober curious’ gourmands and health-conscious consumers to enjoy a delicious craft spirit without compromising their mental or physical wellbeing.
OPTIMIST Drinks is creating non-alcoholic spirits designed to enhance social connection.
The spirits are available in four variations each an elegantly crafted spirit to enjoy without
compromising your mental or physical well-being.
More about OPTIMIST BOTANICALS!!
BRIGHT is inspired by Venice Beach with notes of citrus, sherbert, and salty sunshine featuring Lemon, Jasmine, Green Mandarin, Lavender, Turmeric, Cornmint, Orange, Tangerine, Fennel, Myrrh, and Cinnamon Leaf.
FRESH takes its cue from the verdant Topanga canyons after a late spring rain with notes of wild herbs, wet leaves, and earthy pine from Juniper Berries, Cilantro, Lime Peel, Fennel, Lovage, Basil, Angelica Root, Red Thyme, Tarragon, Jasmine, Habanero, Oregano, and Tangerine
SMOKEY takes its inspiration from the High Desert at sunset with warming and intense notes of a bonfire, bittersweetness, and spice from
Lapsang Souchong, Bitter Red Orange, Clove, Ginger, Sage, Turmeric, Bergamot, Cinnamon leaf, Habanero, Geranium, Valencia Orange, and Jasmine.
In addition to creating an alternative beverage that gives people a choice, the freedom to experiment with their drinking rituals and enhance their social connections, Optimist has a broader mission to promote mental and social well-being and will create ‘tools for Optimists’ beyond the drinks,
launching ‘In Progress’, a bi-weekly podcast that helps build a practice of optimism.
The founders of Optimist Drinks are building a company with integrity and purpose and one that is genuinely sustainable. There has never been
a more crucial time for optimism! Optimist believes people deserve the freedom to experiment with their drinking rituals and strengthen
their social connections without compromising their physical and mental well-being.
OPTIMIST Bright Greyhound
Ingredients:
Method:
Add in ice and top with sparkling water,
Drizzle with extra honey,
Farnish with a grapefruit slice.
Ingredients:
+ 2-4 slices of Serrano pepper, seeds removed (or not, if you like the heat)
+ 2 oz Pineapple juice
+ ½ oz Lime juice
+ ½ oz Simple Syrup
Muddle serrano in a shaker (kind of gently crush it).
Add remaining ingredients and ice, and shake until chilled.
Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice and serve immediately,
Garnish with additional serrano coins for extra heat.
The Fresher OPTIMIST Gimlet
Ingredients:
+ ½ oz Lime juice
+ ¼ oz Lemon juice
+ Handful of arugula
+ ½ oz Apricot jam
+ ½ oz Jalapeño syrup
METHOD:
Muddle the arugula in a shaker or jar, then add ice and all other ingredients.
Shake briefly,
increasingly crowded NoLo (No and Low) alc drinks space, a crafted, complex, importantly clean offering was missing. The original recipes
were developed with a master distiller in Downtown Los Angeles. The three (3) distinct blends– each combine 10-15 unique botanical distillates–
employing a range of extraction methods – steam, vacuum, and CO2 extraction, some you’d expect from a high-end craft spirit, but others
more commonly used in perfume making or the cannabis industry. This ensures they use the truest ‘essence’ or ‘spirit’ of every botanical.
The ingredients are meticulously sourced from all over the world, keeping sustainable farming and supply practices in mind.
Thank you to OPTIMIST and its’ founders for sharing all this great information about this new botanical!
For More Information:
https://optimistdrinks.com/
Stevie Wilson,
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