Raspberry Inspired Cocktails and Mocktails

Raspberries are the fruit of choice that we’re working with in this article. Included are some ideas for drinks with a raspberry-infused syrup, as well as a craft cocktail recipe for one of my favorite drinks, with or without alcohol.

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Cocktails with Raspberry-infused Syrups

It’s easy to make a craft cocktail when you have a fruit-based drink syrup to add. You can make you own shrub syrup or simple syrup or purchase a ready-made syrup.

Shrub syrups are made with a bit of vinegar (sometimes called drinking vinegars) and give the drink that tangy bite that some people (like me) love.  Simple syrups are a bit sweeter (no vinegar), but you can determine how sweet you want the drink by how much syrup you flavor it with.

If you have a bitter palate, add a dash of bitters to the cocktail recipes.

Spritzers with no Alcohol:

A spritzer is basically referring to a base of bubbly water, which is then flavored with a fruit, a fruit syrup, or a spice syrup. The carbonated liquid doesn’t have to be water, it can be ginger ale, tonic water, sparkling wine, etc. It does need to have bubbles however.

The ratios I prefer in spritzers are:

• 1 1/2 ounce Fruit-based drink syrup
• 8 oz. sparkling water (optional: ginger ale or tonic water)
• squeeze of lime

Simply combine the syrup and sparkling water together in a glass filled with ice cubes and stir. Finish with a squeeze of lime.

Recipe for Raspberry Martini with Pimms #1 Cup