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The fruits of cocktail labor have long rested on, well, fruits. Until now. Giving that nectar the squeeze, see a garden variety of veggies cropping up on cocktail menus aplenty—think carrots, beets, cukes, pumpkins and peppers. Essentially, savory produce is the fuel—and flavor—we need now. Bonus, if you resolved to up your veggie intake in 2024, the ’tail trend promises to help you take your shot. We’re rooting for you.
Get to the Root, Willco
Dance to the ~beet~ of your own drum with this fan-fave earthy-meets-sweet, tangy and tart ’tail blending beet, carrot, piloncillo and lime with dealer’s choice mezcal or tequila for a fresh clean finish that harvests those health goals. @willcobar
Carrot Top, Dram & Draught
Counter the 19% ABV blur effect and see everything more clearly with this eye-popping carrot-hued Cardinal barrel-rested gin-based cocktail showcasing green Chartreuse, pineapple, lemon, aquafaba, carrot simple syrup and soda.@dramanddraughtraleigh
Meet Your Beet, The Green Light
Make like MJ and just, beet, it over to one of the world’s best speakeasies (yes, really) for this rum and Cointreau-soaked salad—er, spirit—feat. beet, ginger, lemon and egg white. You’ll be feeling like a “pretty young thing” indeed. @greenlightbar
Freak on a Leash, The Longleaf Lounge
Throwing (night)shade, Ancho Reyes poblano stars alongside gin, Alley Twenty Six orgeat, Pernod rinse, lime and fennel in this savory vegetal spirit that’s at once spicy and refreshing. Only mildly ironic the band Korn (get it?) made the phrase famous with their same-named 1998 banger. @thelongleaflounge
What’s Up Doc, Wye Hill
Apeeling (had to) to the eyes and the senses, this dealer’s choice crowd fave can be consumed as a power-packed mocktail with pure carrot juice, apple cider, cinnamon, turmeric and homemade ginger syrup—or spiked with some spirited gin or green Chartreuse—and garnished with a big bushel of mint for that healthful cherry, er, carrot on top. @wyehill
Hey Pumpkin! | Dram & Draught
Carve out some time for yourself at Dram for some plant-based perfection a la this gourd-geous sweet, autumnal, velvety Hennessy sipper feat. amaretto, pumpkin puree, aquafaba, Angostura bitters and nitro-charged whipped cream. It’s giving Drake on a diet. @dramanddraughtraleigh
Wabbit Season | Whiskey Kitchen
For some hare-raising sips—“I bet you say that to all the wabbits!”—toast to rabbit season via this tantalizing tequila tipple with carrot aqua fresca, sweet potato syrup, chiles, lime and black lava salt. ’Scuse us while we drown our winter sorrows. @whiskey.kitchen
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