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Great Lower Sugar Mocktails for Dry January

Brad Yates
Great Lower Sugar Mocktails for Dry January
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Brad Yates joins us on What’s Brewing Wisconsin to share some mocktail recipes with low sugar for Dry January and a healthier new year start!

Beijing Mule
Ingredients:
3 oz green tea concentrate*
1 oz fresh lime juice
4+ oz Ginger Beer

Directions:
Fill a copper mug with ice. Add fresh lime juice, green tea. Top off the rest of the mug with ginger beer. Stir to combine. Garnish with fresh mint and a lime wheel.

*Steep 6 green tea bags in 2 cups of hot water for 5 minutes then remove tea bags. Place in the fridge to cool.

Micheladas with Tajin
Ingredients:
1 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon chili-lime seasoning (such as Tajin®), or more to taste
½ cup tomato juice cocktail (such as Clamato®), chilled
1 tablespoon Chamoy (Mexican chili fruit condiment)
1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (your spice level)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon soy sauce
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle NA Beer

Directions:
Rub lime juice around the rim of a glass and dip in chili-lime seasoning. Fill with ice.
Combine tomato juice cocktail, Chamoy, hot sauce, Worcestershire, soy sauce, and cayenne. Mix well and pour over ice. Fill the glass with beer.

Note: For large batches, make the Michelada Tomato Mixture and add 2/3 cup of the tomato mixture with the 12oz NA Beer in the Tajin rimmed glass.

Large Batch Michelada Tomato Mixture (Shake well before using)
3 cups tomato juice cocktail (such as Clamato®), chilled
6 tablespoon Chamoy (Mexican chili fruit condiment)
1-2 Tablespoons hot pepper sauce
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1½ teaspoons cayenne pepper

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