Drinking With Benefits: 2 Probiotic Cocktails to Help You Celebrate

You’re not 21 anymore, so it’s time to step-up your cocktail game. Or maybe you are 21, in which case: enjoy your youth! Soon you will be old and burdened by student loan debt!

Anyway. You’re older now and you’re looking for drinks that are a little more sophisticated than Flaming Dr. Pepper. These probiotic cocktails, from Elizabeth Stein, founder and CEO of Purely Elizabeth, fit the bill.

With flavors like Hibiscus Ancho Chile + Rosemary and Vodka Lemon Cayenne + Thyme, they’ve got that high-end feel to them and they’re not loaded with calories. In fact, they have an added, unexpected benefit: they’re made with drinking vinegar.

What is drinking vinegar?

Drinking vinegar is a blend of cold-pressed juice, vinegar—in this case, apple cider or coconut—and other ingredients like ginger, cayenne, and turmeric. Drinking straight vinegar can be a bit much for most people, but these blends are much more palatable.

We used Suja Drinking Vinegars but there are tons of vinegar flavors you can try. Suja vinegars have four billion live probiotics in every bottle, so these cocktail recipes are good for your gut health too. Nice, right?

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2 Probiotic Cocktail Recipes

Cocktails that are good for your gut? Yes, it's true! These probiotic cocktails get a healthy boost from the addition of organic drinking vinegar.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Drinks + Cocktails

Cuisine: Drinks

Keyword: cocktail

Servings: 1

Author: Kiersten

Cost: $6

Equipment

• Cocktail shaker

Ingredients

Spicy Lemon + Cayenne Cocktail

• 1/2 bottle lemon kefir (I used Kevita Lemon and Cayenne kefir)
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 ounce vodka
• Agave, coconut nectar, stevia as needed for sweetness
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• Thyme
• Ice

Hibiscus Chile + Rosemary Cocktail

• 1/2 bottle ginger kombucha (I used GT's Gingerade kombucha)
• 1/4 cup hibiscus tea cooled
• 1 ounce tequila
• 1/4 Grapefruit juiced
• Agave, coconut nectar, stevia as needed for sweetness
• Rosemary for garnish
• Pinch chile pepper flakes for garnish
• Ice

Instructions

Spicy Lemon + Cayenne Cocktail

• Fill a tall glass with ice. Combine the vodka, lemon juice and agave in a shaker with ice. Shake for 5-10 seconds, then pour into glass. Top with kefir and garnish with fresh thyme and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  

Hibiscus Chile + Rosemary Cocktail

• Fill a tall glass with ice. Add hibiscus tea, tequila and grapefruit juice. Top with kombucha, then add sweetener as needed. Garnish with a chile flakes and a sprig of rosemary. Enjoy!
  

Notes

Make sure to taste your fermented mixer before adding sweetener to your cocktails. Sweetness varies drastically by brand and by flavor, so you don't want add any more sugar than you need to. I don't like my cocktails to be overly sweet, so I usually buy low-sugar kefir or kombucha and add a teaspoon or two of agave for more flavor. 

Photos by Natalia Vanthienen