Category: Beverages

Spice Up Your Summer Nights with Tasty Jam Cocktails

Spice Up Your Summer Nights with Tasty Jam Cocktails

 

We offer up some spicy summer favorites to enjoy poolside, at an evening BBQ with great friends, or perhaps while enjoying the solitude of a summer’s sunset. Just a spoonful of jam in your summer cocktail can make all the difference in the world. Try some of our favorites!

Cucumber Chipotle Martini

    • 1 tablespoon LunaGrown Chipotle Jelly
    • 1 tablespoon cucumber chopped
    • 5 ounces vodka
    • 1 ounce cucumber syrup
    • Cucumber slices as garnish

     

    1. Place the Chipotle Jelly and cucumber in a blender or bullet blender.
    2. Top with ice, then pour in the cucumber syrup and vodka of choice.
    3. blend well.
    4. Pour the cocktail into a martini glass, then garnish with cucumber or lime slices.
    5. Serve.
     

Spicy Pineapple Rum Cocktail

    • 2 Tbsp pineapple jam
    • 1-1/2 ounces Myers’s Dark Rum
    • ¾ ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
    • 1 ounce Soda Water
    • Your favorite Hot Sauce
    • Lime wheel for garnish

     

    1. Add pineapple jam, rum, lime juice to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice.
    2. Shake and double strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
    3. Splash with 1 ounce soda water and garnish with a lime wheel.
    4. Top with a few drops of your favorite Hot Sauce
    5. Makes 1 cocktail.
     

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The Right Jam with the Right Spirit

We’ve been suggesting jam-cocktail pairings for many years and recently came across this advice from Epicurious: “Strawberry, peach, and rhubarb jams all work well with whiskey-based cocktails; vodka likes mixed berry or raspberry jams; and gin matches up with apricot jam or marmalades. “Lemon marmalade in a Tom Collins is amazing,” A great place to start when planning your jam-themed cocktail party. (people still have those right?).

Strawberry Bourbon Smash

    • 3 strawberries, halved
    • 2 (1-inch) wedges lemon
    • 1/4 cup fresh mint
    • 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
    • 2 ounces bourbon
    • club soda

     

    1. Add strawberries, lemon wedges, mint, and jam to a shaker.
    2. Muddle the ingredients until thoroughly crushed.
    3. Add the bourbon and give the mixture a few vigorous shakes.
    4. Strain the mixture in a mason jar (or glass of choice) containing large cubes of ice. Top with a splash of club soda or seltzer. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a strawberry.
     

Coconut Fig Whiskey

    • 2 heaping tablespoons of fig jam or preserves
    • pinch of cinnamon (optional if jam isn’t spiced)
    • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
    • 3 shots of rye whiskey
    • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
    • 1 small sprig of lemon balm (can substitute fresh thyme)

     

    1. Fill a martini shaker with ice.
    2. Add all ingredients and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
    3. Strain and divide between two glasses.
    4. Serve immediately.

     

     
Elevate Your Festive Celebrations with LunaGrown Holiday Cocktails

Elevate Your Festive Celebrations with LunaGrown Holiday Cocktails

Unveil a whole new dimension to your holiday celebration with an exciting, innovative twist to your traditional cocktails. This holiday season, let LunaGrown Jam infuse your drinks with an exceptional burst of flavor and a dash of festive cheer. Imagine sipping on a drink that not only warms your spirits but also pleases your palate with its unique taste. Experience this joy by jazzing up your holiday cocktails with the exquisite LunaGrown Jam.

Delicious Summer Jam Drinks

Delicious Summer Jam Drinks

Jam juice
A Teaspoon of LunaGrown, some Ice Water and fresh fruit! Thirst Quenching and only 5 grams of sugar!

Summertime Jam Drinks

Summertime and it’s hot! Nothing better on a warm afternoon or evening than a cool summer beverage. Yes there are the standard soda drinks, the sugar ‘juices’, and others. But what about that nice homemade Lemonade or Iced Tea.  Wouldn’t it be even better if you could forego most of that sugar and just ad a hint of flavor? LunaGrown hopes you will find the drinks below to your liking. This is a great way to use up the last few tablespoons of the jam in your refrigerator rather than letting it go to waste! If you were looking for beverages containing jam and alcohol you can find those suggestions with our Marmalade Cocktail recipes.

Jam Makers Summertime Cool Down

  • 1 large glass of ice, pack that ice in there
  • 1 teaspoon LunaGrown Lemon Lavender Marmalade
  • 1 small handful assorted fresh fruit and a chocolate mint leaf (if it’s growing well enough)
  • Chilled water
  • This needs No Sugar

Instructions:

  1. Fill that glass with ice and add 1 full rounded spoonful of jam to the top
  2. Pour in chilled water and stir
  3. Toss fresh fruit and mint leaf on the top and grab a straw
  4. When you hit the bottom enjoy the cool fresh fruit and ice

Blueberry Jam Lemonade

  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons LunaGrown blueberry jam, (you may substitute other jam flavors)
  • 4 1/2 cups cold water
  • 1/4 cup sugar (optional)
  • ice

Instructions:

1. In a large pitcher whisk together lemon juice and blueberry jam.
2. Pour in water and ice and store to combine. Serve cold with a large straw. Garnish with fresh berries and mint.
(serves 4)

Raspberry Jam Iced Tea

  • 3-4 black tea bags (boil 2 cups of water and add tea bags. Let seep for 5 minutes. Add an additional 2 cups cold water
  • 1/4 cup sugar to taste (optional)
  • Ice cubes
  • Sprig of mint
  • 3 Tablespoons LunaGrown Raspberry Jam (or another flavor of your choice)
  • Garnish with Fresh Raspberries and some Mint leaves

Instructions

1. Make tea, add sugar (optional) and jam. Allow to cool in refrigerator for 2-3 hours
2. Pour over ice and serve with fresh raspberries and mint leaves (serves 4)

Pineapple Strawberry Jam Fruit Smoothie

  • 2 cup fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 sliced banana
  • 1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 4 Tbsp Strawberry Jam (or one of your favorites)
  • 1-2 cups of ice
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons honey or to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. In a blender add ice, coconut milk, and pineapple juice. Blend until ice is smooth.
2. Add Jam and fruit to the mixture and blend again until a shake like consistency.
3. If this is too thick you may add a touch of coconut milk or pineapple juice.
4. LunaGrown recommends you taste before adding sweeteners as the flavor will change with the ripeness of the fruits you use.

Remember to be creative.  Change things up to a taste that suits you. Try different citrus fruits, different teas, and every jam you own! If you choose to add alcohol you may, but there’s no guarantee it will quench your thirst! Remember the more non-alcoholic drinks you have during the summer heat, the healthier your body will be! Water is great but you also need to make sure you are replacing lost salt, sugar, and other nutrients for your body to function properly. The above suggested drinks should help do the trick.

Marmalade Cocktails Past To Present

Marmalade Cocktails Past To Present

Serving Marmalade cocktails is classic and chic. Here are some delicious, quintessential recipes from the 1930s, ’40s, ’50s and today.  Now that you know it’s a classic, try them out for yourself with one of LunaGrown’s special Marmalade’s.