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You know where to get organic liquor now — but environmentalists cannot live on shots alone. Thus, a guide to organic mixers:

Make insta-organic cocktails with Modmix — all organic cocktail mixers in 3 flavors: citrus margarita, lavender lemon drop, and pomegranate
cosmopolitan. Guaranteed to entertain.

Another simple option: Just add juice — organic, of course. Nice, simple screwdrivers — breakfast of champions — are just not appreciated enough these days.

For a lil variety, try an organic chai cocktail! Get a bottle of fair trade, organic chai from Slo Chai (their web shop’s s’posed to improve soon) — and take advantage of the cocktail recipes conveniently printed on the labels. My fave: Bermuda Chaiangle –

If you’ve got the patience to make the more complicated stuff, get eco-friendly sugar and garnishes. For ex: My mojito party featured organic limes and lime juice, organic sugar, and freshly grown organic mint from friends’ gardens. The mint was perhaps the best part cuz it was free — perhaps a good reason to plant a lime tree, if you’ve got the room –

Lastly — For those serious ’bout pursuing a cocktail career (or lifestyle?), take a Sustainable Cocktail Class taught by Natalie Bovis-Nelsen, self-dubbed “The Liquid Muse.” Learn about the diff between an organic cocktail and mixed drink (does it matter?) while educating yourself on basic bar tools and techniques. The last class at the X bar in the Hyatt Regency cost $27.50; contact Natalie at Natalie@theliquidmuse.com or 310.717.2850 to get in on future classes.

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