Turn the Beet Around

Name: Turn the Beet Around
Ingredients: 1/2 oz Lemon Juice; 1 oz Beet Juice; 2 oz Gin; 1/2 oz Simple Syrup; 1 oz Soda Water

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By The Flippin Mixologist

Submitted on: November 25, 2022

Refreshing

Seasonal

Beet is an underrated food and especially underrated in cocktails. For Thanksgiving, I wanted to pay homage to beets with a series of beet forward cocktails. Even if you aren’t a fan of beets, I urge you to try a cocktail featuring beet. Its subtle sweetness and smoothness lends a beautiful dimension to cocktails and creates a smooth, creamy mouthfeel similar to foamy drinks.

Ingredients

1/2 oz
Lemon Juice

1 oz
Beet Juice

2 oz
Gin

1/2 oz
Simple Syrup

1 oz
Soda Water

Tools

jigger
bar spoon

Instructions

Garnish

lemon wheel

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 13% ABV (estimate)

By The Flippin Mixologist

At-home mixologist

Teacher, stage actor, audiobook narrator, and at- home mixologist. I spent my early teaching years bartending in the summers. I love making drinks for people. I love the ritual of it. I like to make the classics, do my own riffs on classics, and create brand new cocktails. I really enjoy trying to make a drink that symbolizes a person or character. ...

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Add all ingredients except the soda to a shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice, top with soda, and garnish with a lemon wheel.