To your health...not
I'm still brooding about the concept of health cocktails from yesterday's post on 2008 trends.
These are alcoholic drinks that are supposedly better for you because they're made with "organic" liquor, or because fruit or vegetable purees are substituted for sugar syrup, or because antioxidants are involved. Pomegranate syrup or green tea is sometimes part of the mix.
I'm not much of a cocktail drinker, but if I do drink one it's not because I'm fooling myself into thinking there are any health benefits. And I certainly don't think mixing something "healthy" with the alcohol would do anything for the hangover I would get if I had more than one.
But like every other trendy thing, I guess, there's nothing much practical behind it.
I haven't found any place around here serving health-conscious cocktails yet, although I made a few calls. (If you know of any, please post below.) It must be a New York and LA thing.
(Photo by Matthew Paul D'Agostino / Special to the Sun)
Comments
Organic mixers are on the way to Maryland @ My Organic Market in Rockville. On-premise accounts will be coming soon.
www.modmixbeverages.com
Posted by: Michael Kelleher | January 3, 2008 7:31 PM
Elizabeth,
It's not comforting to know that while you're poisoning your body with alcohol, you're also drinking all natural cranberry juice?
You are my hero (he jump started my car last night) so I'm not going to argue with anything you say.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | January 4, 2008 8:36 AM
I think this trend is a bunch a **** and shinola. But, I'm also the person who says 'It's heart smart!' every time I reach for that 2nd bottle of wine. Perhaps the Cointreau Colon Cleanser will emerge as the new, hot cocktail?!
Posted by: SGI | January 4, 2008 9:49 AM
How do you know if the grain used to make the liquor in the mixed drink is "organic"? Sam, alcohol poisoning is a slow process. So who's in a hurry? I'm rather enjoying it.
Posted by: Dave | January 4, 2008 10:08 AM
My cocktail of choice is Bourbon and Ale 8 One - a Kentucky soda that can best be described as the illegitimate offspring of Ginger Ale and Mountain Dew - I harbor no delusions as to any health benefits from this concoction.
Posted by: Robert from Cross Keys | January 4, 2008 10:12 AM
Elizabeth,
I'm just glad it got you home all right last night.
It was nice meeting Gailor too.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | January 4, 2008 11:25 AM
I pity those who fail to recognize redundancy in the term "healthy cocktail".
Posted by: jl | January 7, 2008 2:38 PM