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Hugo Spritz Cocktail Recipe: St-Germain Summer Aperitif

This Hugo Spritz recipe makes a light, floral, prosecco-based cocktail with elderflower and fresh mint. It's refreshing, low in bitterness, and hard to get wrong. You can make a good one on your fi...

What Is Orgeat Syrup? The Mai Tai's Secret Almond Ingredient

Orgeat syrup is a sweet, creamy almond syrup made from almonds, sugar, and orange flower water (or rose water). It has a milky appearance, a rich nutty flavor, and a subtle floral aroma. If you've ...

Zero Proof Meaning: What does zero-proof mean? Full Beverage Guide

A Stu's Kitchen guide to zero-proof beverages What is the zero proof meaning? It has become a common term in modern drinking culture, and it's often misunderstood. Zero-proof beverages now show up ...

Keto Bloody Mary

Most Bloody Mary mixes knock you out of ketosis with a single drink. The tomato juice alone can run 8-10g of carbs per serving, and that's before the mix adds more. Stu's Bloody Mary Concentrate ha...

Bloody Caesar Recipe: How to Make the Classic Caesar Cocktail

The Bloody Caesar is Canada's national cocktail: vodka, Clamato, Worcestershire, and hot sauce over ice in a glass rimmed with celery salt. It looks like a Bloody Mary, but the Clamato gives it a s...

Virgin Mary Drink: A Virgin Bloody Mary That Doesn't Taste Thin

A Virgin Mary is a Bloody Mary without the vodka. One ounce of Stu's and a can of tomato juice makes one that doesn't taste thin.

Bloody Mary with Gin: The Red Snapper Recipe

Can you make a Bloody Mary with gin? Yes. Should you? Also yes. A Bloody Mary with gin is called a Red Snapper. It predates the vodka version by decades, and the botanicals in gin arguably go with ...

Red Beer Recipe - Beer and Tomato Juice

I hated red beer the first time I tried it. I moved to Nebraska, became a reluctant Husker fan, and got handed a red beer at a tailgate. It tasted like someone had ruined both a perfectly good be...

Michelada Mix: Homemade Recipe and the One-Pour Shortcut

Michelada mix is the savory part of a michelada: the lime, hot sauce, and seasoning you add to a cold Mexican beer. You can buy it ready to pour, or make it yourself in about five minutes. This gui...

Virgin Mojito Recipe: The Best Non-Alcoholic Mojito Mocktail

At Stu's Kitchen, we think a good drink is something you make and share, with or without alcohol. The mojito is a good example. You muddle it, you adjust it to taste, and it works just as well as a...