Recipe: Happy Figgin’ New Year

New Year Mocktail
Dry January with Gruvi It's about to be new year this is the prettiest little drink to ring it all in with! ingredients Figs (muddled) 1 oz lemon juice 0.25 oz honey 0.5 oz orgeat 1 oz plum juice instructions Muddle figs and then shake the rest of the ingredients together. Double strain and serve in a dainty coupe glass (or something similar). Garnish with a slice of fig (and a drizzle of honey if ya wanna be extra). We'd suggest putting this cutie in a little coupe or something dainty and serve her up to your guests while you

Dry January with Gruvi

Dry January with Gruvi
Dry January with Gruvi We are so excited to be partnering up with one of our favorite NA bev companies: Grüvi! They've got a great #DryJanuary challenge going on and we are happy to be part of it! We created a mocktail just for this occasion--it's using their prosecco and it's really crisp and refreshing! Oh, and maybe the best part (for you guys), Grüvi is offering a discount code during National Mocktail Week!!! WOOHOO! Use code Marnie15 to get 15% off your order, and friends, don't just stock up on the prosecco, because my husband and daughter both LOVE their AF beer (both their IPA and Weisse), or

How To Host Your Own Mocktail Party Guide

Mocktail Party Guide
How-To-Host-Your-Own-Mocktail-Party Guide IT'S NATIONAL MOCKTAIL WEEEEEEEEEK! And so many of you have reached out to get the skinny on how YOU can throw your OWN party, so we've put together this blog post for you! Pick your people! Select a few of your closest (or funnest) friends and invite them over for an impromtu party! You'll wanna mix and mingle and have a moment to say hi and converse with each person there, so keep the guest list short! Make a playlist! Put on some feelgood music or a playlist you already love and just let that be playing in

Favorite Mocktail Week Recipes

Favorite Mocktail
Favorite Mocktail Week Recipes The fun thing about National Mocktail Week is that you can really drink whenever you want! No need to worry about getting fired, waking up with a hangover, or spending a ton on liquor. To kickstart your brain, we've rounded up a few of our favorite mocktails for ya: For your favorite men, the Fire Away is a top-choice! The Red Crown is a mocktail that is fun to make and super gorgeous! For those savory lovers, the Pickled Beet Bloody Mary will satisfy alllll of those mouth-watering cravings! If you have a friend with a, hmmmm, how shall we say it,

Buonafide O.O Giveaway

Buonafide O.O
Buonafide O.O Giveaway We learned of Buonafide 0.0 last year and have just kinda been loving them ever since, so we are REALLY happy to announce that we've teamed up with Buonafide 0.0 to giveaway a trio of alcohol-free wines--their Sparkling Rosato, Bianco, and Rosso--and we can't wait for you to try them! HOW TO ENTER: Head to Instagram and find this picture! All the details are there! THE FINE PRINT: This giveaway is not associated with any other brands or entities, including, but not limited to, Instagram. The giveaway will tonight at midnight, and once the winner is notified, they

Batch Recipe Vessels

Batch Recipe Vessels

Hi friends–it’s a good day on the blog today, because we’re talking all about batched recipes!!!!! Batched mocktail recipes are a favorite of mine; they up-level any event but give you the freedom to step away from behind the bar which gives you the freedom to enjoy your guests and party—it’s a win-win if you ask me! I pulled together my most favorite batch recipe vessels (like the thing a drink goes in) from my favorite shops around the interweb and put them all in one place for you. #yourewelcome Get it here! Get it here! Get it here! Get

What to say to Alcohol Pushers from Guest Blogger Jordan

Alcohol Pushers

Hi friends! Have you ever noticed how many people try to push drinking onto their friends?! Like, some people cannot be out drinking alone… Clearly drinking has to happen as a group activity…uh, WRONG!! Some people don’t drink—some people don’t want to and some people cannot and should not—yet the simple “no thanks” is never enough for people. As a non-drinker myself, oftentimes I get the “just try a sip” or “one small taste won’t turn you into an alcoholic”. We asked our long-time non-drinking friend Jordan what she says to people who push alcohol on her and how she

5 Easy Drinks to Make Behind the Bar

Bartenders! Listen up! This one’s for you! Today my team and I have selected some of our favorite EASY-TO-MAKE mocktails for you to check out, so that you can whip something up for that non-a drinker sitting across your bar. Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade Water, sugar, lemonade, sparkling water, and some raspberries–it’s pretty likely you’re going to have all of this behind your bar (and if you don’t have the raspberries, substitute with something else tasty that you do have on hand!). Try It here! Cranberry Orange Mocktail “Hmmmm, what do I have on-hand to make this patron something yummy?” We’ve