It's competition time! How have you been 'keeping dry' in the latest Covid-19 #BoozeBan? Sign up for the Mzansi Flavour digest and stand a chance of winning a bottle of Fluére and Abstinence non-alcoholic spirits
Looking for a bit of a break from all those sugar-laden soft drinks and don’t want to cross a certain “top cop” during the #BoozeBan? (We see you, minister Bheki Cele.)
Our good friend, Rowan Leibbrandt, founding owner of alcohol industry disruptors Truman & Orange, has a little treat for Food For Mzansi fans.
Make non-alcoholic versions of timeless boozy favourites with Fluére and the locally produced non-alcoholic spirit Abstinence.
A point to clarify, though. “Non-alcoholic spirits are not meant to replace alcoholic drinks. Rather, they add diversity and more options, so that when you are not drinking you do not have to compromise on flavour or ingredients,” says Leibbrandt.
Hold steadfast, thirsty citizens of Mzansi. Here’s two simple ideas for you to add some sophistication to your drinks during this dry spell:
The Abstinence Negroni
Ingredients
50ml Abstinence Blood Orange Apéritif
50ml Abstinence Cape Spice or 50 ml Abstinence Cape Citrus
Pinch of salt
Method
Combine Blood Orange Aperitif and Abstinence Spirit over ice in a cocktail beaker or tumbler.
Add a small pinch of salt and stir well.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice cubes.
Garnish with an orange peel.
Fluére Collins
Ingredients
60ml Fluére Original, Spiced Cane or Raspberry
30ml lemon juice
20 ml Simple syrup
Soda water
Method
Pour all of the ingredients over ice cubes in a smooth Collins glass until it’s 3/4 full.
Top it off with crushed ice.
Garnish with lemon wedge and either maraschino cherries or a sprig of mint. ENJOY!
Competition time
So, how have you been “keeping dry” in the latest Covid-19 #BoozeBan? Why not do yourself a favour and sign up for the Mzansi Flavour Digestfor a few tips and tricks to mix up your no booze drinks.
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With roots in the Northern Cape, this Kimberley Diamond has had a passion for telling human interest stories since she could speak her first words. A foodie by heart, she began her journalistic career as an intern at the SABC where she discovered her love for telling agricultural, community and nature related stories. Not a stranger to a challenge Ngcakani will go above and beyond to tell your truth.