There's no beeting a beet cocktail. This earthy and sweet ingredient makes for a surprisingly delightful cocktail. Although, if you're already a fan of beets, this will come as no surprise. Don't beet it 'til you try it!
Beet-tini
You can infuse your gin or vodka with beets or rely on beet juice to walk the magenta side of martinis.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce beet juice
- ½ ounce ginger syrup
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Cucumber wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, beet juice, ginger syrup, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a cucumber wheel.
Gin and Beet Juice Cocktail
Assuredly not the gin and juice that you hear about in 90s R&B, it's an earthy and herbaceous cocktail that tastes like a spring garden after rain in a glass.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- 3 ounces beet juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce blueberry liqueur
- Ice
- Lemon wheel for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, beet juice, lemon juice, and blueberry liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel, if desired.
Vodka Beet Collins
Whether you opt for gin or vodka in the classic collins, you're guaranteed a good time.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka OR gin
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 ounce beet juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice, vodka, beet juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Top off with club soda.
- Stir once to mix.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Beet Margarita
Tacos and beet margaritas: the zingy combination you didn't realize was missing from your life. No, seriously.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and salt for rim
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1½ ounces beet juice
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce agave syrup
- Ice
- Dehydrated lime wheel for garnish, optional
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, beet juice, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel, if desired.
Beet and Tonic Spritzer
The easiest, and earthiest, highball comes to life in just a few blinks.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka OR gin
- 1 ounce beet juice
- ¼ ounce elderflower liqueur
- Ice
- Tonic water to top off
- Beet slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball or wine glass, add ice, gin, beet juice, and elderflower liqueur.
- Top off with tonic water.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a beet slice.
Earthy Beet Old-Fashioned
This time you should drop the beet: right into a classic old-fashioned.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, add ice, bourbon, beet simple syrup, and bitters.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Strain into a cocktail glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon peel.
Beet Moscow Mule
A splash of beet juice is all you need to turn your usual mule from beige to fun.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce beet juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Ginger beer to top off
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a rocks glass or copper mug, add ice, vodka, beet juice, and lime juice.
- Top off with ginger beer.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
These Cocktails Can't Be Beet
If you're a beet fiend, like a certain Assistant to the Regional Manager, then you've found your home among these beet cocktails. Grab your shaker and take a bite out of these beauties.
