Drink

Make this alcohol-free beverage the night before for an easy, ready-to-pour ruby colored sipper. Need a party batch? Triple your ingredients. Photo by Amanda Rosenblatt. Makes 4 servings Ingredients 1⁄2 cup dried hibiscus petals (or 6 to 8 hibiscus tea bags) 4 cups cold water 1 orange, thinly sliced into rounds 1⁄2 cup pomegranate arils 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks, for subtle spice Sweetener to taste (local honey or maple syrup work great here) Sparkling water, for topping, option

This elegant and stimulating version of a watermelon margarita is vermouth forward, has a touch of smokiness from mezcal and just the right amount of watermelon. Photo by Jordan Mixson. Ingredients For watermelon ice 1 medium watermelon Filtered water For watermelon-infused vermouth 25 cubes watermelon 1 (375 ml) bottle Dolin Blanc vermouth For pickled watermelon rind Reserved rind 2 cups rice wine vinegar 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup mirin 2/3 cup sake For cocktail 1-½ ounces waterme

A Conversation with Gabrielle Alters In Edible Northeast Florida’s debut issue, Gabrielle Alters helped define the culinary cocktail with her kitchen-inspired beverages at Restaurant Medure in Ponte Vedra. A decade later, she is now co-owner of Rue Saint-Marc , the restaurant she started with her husband Chef Scott Alters, and they have a new concept called Saleya in the works. Her approach to seasonal sipping, however, remains as imaginative and grounded as ever. We caught

Sometimes called the "Florida Cranberry," this local edible calyx packs a punch. Illustration by Kiara Sanchez. If you want to add a...

This cocktail includes Chicha Morada, a traditional Peruvian fermented beverage made with purple corn. Dried purple corn can be found in...

pear shrub cocktail

rosemary pear martini

rum, watermelon and shishito pepper cocktail

an evening at Park Place Lounge

This spicy, smoky-sweet recipe was created for a pairing between the Lightner Museum and St. Augustine Distillery. Photo by Amanda...

This is Mayport Garden Club’s take on a classic rum punch. This cocktail lounge sources house spirits from across the Caribbean, South...

The jazz of craft cocktails gets its name from a bartender's best friend. Rob Crabtree makes a Bushwacker, one of the signature cocktails...

This tropical drink features cachaca, a distilled spirit made from sugarcane juice. Photo by Sean Kelly Conway. Makes 1 cocktail...

bushwacker cocktail

garden cooler cocktail

coriander paloma

cider made at congaree and penn farm

Use watermelon rind to make a cordial

Gin works well in cocktails with coriander seeds

Use homemade ginger beer as a cocktail mixer in your next Moscow Mule.