The Love Shack is northern Colorado’s first sober bar, which has been a pop-up mocktail bar since 2023 until the end of this past April when it started operating out of a shared space in downtown Loveland. Lyssa Nightclub offered The Love Shack the opportunity to conduct business on their closed days: Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays.
Hän Cassera, the owner, has been sober since 2022 and started the business in hopes to create a safe, sober space for himself and like-minded people to connect, dance, and have fun without the presence or pressure of alcohol. A DJ for the last 13 years, Hän realized at the beginning of his sobriety journey that there was a lack of establishments that even served non-alcoholic options, let alone were completely free from booze altogether.
“Lavender Haze," also known as a Sparkling Lavender Lemonade
1. Scoop ice into a shaker.
2. Pour 2 oz of lemon juice.
3. Pour 1 oz of lavender syrup (can substitute for sugar free syrup).
4. Pour 1 oz of simple syrup (can substitute for sugar alternative).
5. Shake well.
6. Pour into a glass.
7. Top with plain or lemon sparkling water.
8. Garnish with lemon slice and lavender petals.
“Guava Lane," similar to a mule with a perfect balance of sweet and spicy
1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Pour 2 oz of guava nectar.
3. Pour 1 oz of lime juice.
4. Pour .5 oz of Agave syrup.
5. Slap mint and put inside.
6. Top with ginger beer.
7. Garnish with lime and mint.
“Mockarita” (frozen or on the rocks), our take on a margarita with a lot of flavor!
1. Take a glass and dip the rim in chamoy and Tajín.
2. Add ice to the glass or a blender if making it frozen.
3. Pour 2 oz of your choice of flavor (mango, peach, grapefruit, pineapple, watermelon).
4. Pour 1 oz of lime juice.
5. Pour 1 oz of jalapeño simple syrup. To make jalapeño simple syrup: boil 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and two cut up jalapeños, until the sugar is dissolved. Or you have the option to use a non-alcoholic Tequila or Agave Spirit in addition or to replace the jalapeño syrup.
6. Top with sparkling water (on the rocks) or splash of sparkling water and blend (frozen).
7. Garnish with jalapeño and lime slice.