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On one hand, you have Dry July, where abstaining from alcohol gives your liver a bit of a rest but then on the other hand, you have some excellent spirits and cocktail celebration days like Tequila Day on the 24th. So what’s a cocktail devotee to do?
Well, that’s where Lyre’s wants to give you some options.
Perfectly crafted to pay homage to the classic Margarita taste we all know and love, Lyre’s non-alcoholic spirits covers every (formally) alcoholic ingredient you need, Whether you are looking at the non-alcoholic agave spirits, which includes an Agave Blanco and an Agave Reserva, or a non-alcoholic Orange Sec for those Classic Margarita’s, Lyre’s has a non-alc perfect for the occasion.
To show you how easy a Lyre’s Margarita can be to prepare, here are 4 ways that you can enjoy a Margarita this Dry July with Lyre’s.
It’s the simple things that make life worth living. If there’s a missing shaker of salt it will be found with a sip and a savour of this classic cocktail. Sichuan pepper and saline dreams are at the tip of the tongue…feel free to just waste away.
Ingredients
45mL Lyre’s Agave Blanco Spirit OR Lyre’s Agave Reserva Spirit
15mL Lyre’s Orange Sec
30mL lime juice
7.5mL white sugar syrup (1:1)
1 dash orange bitters (optional)
Instructions
Shake briefly with ice. Fine strain into a half salt-rimmed cocktail coupette
When the weather outside is frightening, signal the endless summer with this potent potation. Sweet and savory join forces as the chili-salt rim with watermelon and jalapeños evoke infinite white sand and cloudless blue skies. Stake your claim on this stretch of beach for a moment’s sojourn to your happy place.
Ingredients
60mL Lyre’s Agave Blanco Spirit
60mL watermelon juice
15mL premium agave syrup
15mL lime juice
2 thin slices jalapeño round OR 1/2 bird’s eye chilli
Instructions
Briefly shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilli salt*-rimmed rocks glass over block ice.
Garnish: Thin Watermelon Wedge
*Chilli Salt – 1 part Kosher salt, 1 part chilli flakes combined
In this universe, Tommy is our superhero. Raise a glass to the one who designed simplistic sophistication, with a trinity of flavours that are no less than divine. Citrus, vanilla and peppery spice caper nimbly on the palate towards a mouth-watering crescendo, that craves a second sip.
Ingredients
60mL Lyre’s Agave Reserva Spirit
30ml lime juice
15mL premium agave syrup
Pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
Shake briefly with ice. Fine strain into an Old Fashioned glass
The classic Margarita – only skinny! Shake with ice, and garnish with a lime wedge in a salt-rimmed cocktail coupette, to experience Sichuan pepper and saline dreams on the tip of your tongue in this guilt-free skinny alternative to the sophisticated Margarita.
Ingredients
45mL Lyre’s Agave Blanco Spirit OR Lyre’s Agave Reserva Spirit
15mL Lyre’s Orange Sec
30mL lime juice
1 dash orange bitters (optional)
Instructions
Shake briefly with ice. Fine strain into a half Salt-Rimmed Cocktail Coupette