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The Grove mocktail. Photo Credit: Ryan Becklund

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A Fizzy, Fresh Take on Dry January

Crafted at Botanical, this fizzy mocktail brings a bubbly, bright start to the new year.

Article by Ryan Becklund and Jennifer Waldera

Photography by Ryan Becklund and Misty Saves the Day

Originally published in Charlottesville City Lifestyle

The Grove

Ingredients

  • 1.5oz Seed Lip Grove 
  • 0.5oz grenadine 
  • 0.5oz simple syrup
  • 0.5oz lemon 
  • Topped with Topo Chico or any plain seltzer

Instructions

  1. Fill the large base of a cocktail jigger with a scoop of ice.
  2. Use a jigger to measure and pour each liquid into the cocktail shaker, and top the shaker.
  3. Fill a tall glass (or any that you have available with fresh ice).
  4. Vigorously shake the cocktail and use a strainer to pour the cocktail over a glass with ice (discard shaken ice).
  5. Top off with Topo Chico or seltzer/club soda and garnish with a citrus wedge or fresh mint.

Ryan Becklund owns Botanical on the Downtown Mall and Bar Botanical, which is housed in a rooftop space in Crozet. Both feature entirely plant-based menus. BotanicalFare.com

Botanical, 421 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Bar Botanical, 2025 Library Ave, Crozet, VA 22932