Each week, Smudge Wellness Founders Luigi and Lara will sit down for Crystal & Cocktails, a fun series where they will get together to talk Crystals, their history and uses, with fun stories of how they got introduced to that stone or how they use it themselves. As a former bartender, I thought it would be fun each month to do a little recap with cocktail recipes inspired by the stones that they discuss.
This week was all about Malachite, a beautiful green stone with so many powerful uses (check out the video to learn more!)
Inspired by the beautiful color of the stone and its relationship with copper, I picked a Midori Moscow mule.
You’ll Need:
1½ ounces citrus vodka
2 fresh lime wedges
Ginger beer
¾ ounces Midori
Fresh lime wedge or twist, for garnish
Pour the vodka into a copper mug. Squeeze in your two limes wedges. Fill with ice and ginger beer. Top off with Midori. Garnish with a fresh lime or if you want to get fancy add a twist.
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For our non drinkers:
2½ ounces Aloe Vera juice (preferably with the pulp)
2 fresh lime wedges
Ginger beer or Club soda
Fresh lime wedge or twist, for garnish
Pour the Aloe Vera juice into a copper mug. Squeeze in your two limes wedges. Fill with ice and ginger beer or club soda. Garnish with a fresh lime or if you want to get fancy add a twist.
These are both great easy drinks for summer that can be enjoyed while watching Youtube. Hope you enjoy the new series which will be dropping every Thursday or Friday weekly. I’ll be back each month for a cocktail round up to share more recipes with you. Have a great week.
