Steep It Loose

 This light sangria is at 7% ABV, but you won’t find it short on flavor or satisfaction. It’s a perfect for a summer happy hour. The infusion color is a gorgeous light hue of purple-pink. You can also turn it into an ultralight 3.5% ABV version by serving it 50:50 with lemon-lime soda. Yields: Four 6-oz servings (light version) or Eight 6-oz servings (ultralight version) Ingredients1/3 cup blueberries, lightly mashed 1 small or 1/2 medium lime (thinly sliced)1/2 apple, cored and sliced (any kind)1/3 cup strawberries (hulled and sliced)1/2 750 ml bottle white wine, a fruitier white is always nice...

Take your Blood Orange Smoothie cold brew to the next level for a special treat.  Yield: Four 7-oz servings  Ingredients 3 TBS Blood Orange Smoothie loose leaf tea 1/4 cup diced strawberries (2 large or 3 smaller strawberries) 1/4 cup diced cherries, fresh or frozen  1/4 apple, cored and sliced (any kind is good!) 2 TBS orange juice   Equipment  32 oz wide-mouth Mason jar Craft Cold Brew Filter   Instructions Add all ingredients to a 32 oz mason jar. Fill to the top with water. Stir to mix well. Screw on Craft Cold Brew Filter. Let infuse overnight, on...

Ingredients2 tsp Decaf Lemon Ginger Slimmer green tea4 oz Gin1/2 cup Cucumber2 oz Lemon Juice1 pasteurized egg white2 oz Agave2 oz Club SodaLemon or Lime (optional garnish)Equipment 16 oz wide-mouth Mason jarCraft Cold Brew FilterInstructionsPlace first three ingredients in a 16 oz wide mouth mason jar. Fill to the top with ice cubesScrew on Craft Cold Brew Filter allow to steep for at least 20 minutes.Pour out the steeped infused blend to a shaker with lemon juice, egg white, and agave.Dry shake for at least 2 minutes. (The more you shake the frothier it will be.)Divide into two chilled glasses. Top...

If you like a sweet drink, this one has a nice strawberry and mint flavor. It’s not too heavy on the rum, either in flavor or yield, the overall drink sits at about 10% ABV. Ingredients2 heaping tsp Strawberry Fields herbal tea1/4 cup (4 TBS) lime juice12 fresh mint leaves, muddled or 2 heaping tsps Moroccan Mint green tea1/2 cup (4 oz) white rum 1/2 cup (4 oz) cool, freshly drawn water1/2 cup (4 oz) ginger beerFor rim: rock sugar.Equipment 16 oz wide-mouth Mason jarCraft Cold Brew FilterInstructionsCombine first five ingredients in 16 oz wide-mouth Mason jar. Stir gently to...