Zero Proof Mix Off: Mocktails

It’s a message worth repeating this holiday season: if you are going to drink at holiday gatherings, make sure you have a safe ride home. TCL and AAA Minneapolis challenged two Twin Cities bartenders to create mocktails you can serve to guests for our annual zero-proof mix off.

To get a list of reputable taxi and car services from AAA Minneapolis, click here. 

Mocktail recipes featured in this segment:

Homemade Egg Nog
By Tony Davis
Birch’s on the Lake, Long Lake

6 whole eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups heavy rum flavored cream
1 cup whole milk
1 Tspn. Vanilla extract
Fresh grated nutmeg
Cinnamon stick for garnish

Batch serves 6 people

Eple of Idunn
By Trish Gavin
Hewing Hotel, Minneapolis

1 oz. ginger syrup
1 oz. cider syrup
.75 oz. lemon juice
4 oz. seltzer
2 dashes Bittercube Jamaican #2 bitters
Apple fan, lemon rose and cinnamon for garnish