Vital Voices (Zero Proof)
Zero-proof: hibiscus, guava and lime over a slow-melting block — Puerto Rico, after the storm
She served as an Ambassador to the Vital Voices Global Ambassadors Program in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, and has been a board director of the National Council of Jewish Women, Breast Care for Washington and Mary's Center.
Why this cocktail? Showing up after the storm. Zero-proof, deep red, over ice that won't quit.
The Story
The board seats and the mentoring trips are the part of the résumé nobody applauds and everybody benefits from — showing up in a place still without power to help women rebuild their own businesses. Zero proof on purpose, because the people who stay through the whole rebuild are the ones still clear-headed at midnight, and it is served over one dense block that refuses to disappear.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 3 oz strong hibiscus tea, chilled
- 1 oz guava nectar
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 0.5 oz honey syrup
- One large clear ice block
- Lime peel
Preparation
- 1.Steep hibiscus strong and chill completely.
- 2.Shake hibiscus, guava, lime and honey with ice.
- 3.Strain over one large clear block in a rocks glass.
- 4.Express a lime peel over the surface.
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