An overlooked fact in the drink world: cocktails (or mocktails) have seasons. In the summertime, fruit-based drinks are light and refreshing; in the wintertime, hot toddies are much more appealing than an iced spritzer. Now that summer is in full swing, I thought I’d use the classic mojito platform to come up with some new [...]
Technically speaking, this isn’t a grapefruit–it’s a Pomelo crossed with a Mandarin orange, hence it’s sweet character. (Pomelos pre-date modern grapefruits on the citrus chain and are much less bitter than their more-modern cousins.) Like all citrus fruits, however, cocktail grapefruit is rich in fiber and vitamins A and C. Unlike actual grapefruit, cocktail grapefruit [...]
