Discovery Kit - Mini Cocktail Syrups

Four mini concentrates to prepare cocktails based on clear spirits, or non-alcoholic versions. The set yields 12 to 15 cocktails, and pairings are suggested on the back of the box.

3/4 OZ., a company based in Montreal, brings together a Quebec apple lacto-fermented Appletini, with the taste of spiced apple pie, to try with a boreal gin or sparkling wine; a very fresh basil-mint Smash, with citrus notes and a gently aniseed finish; a Kimchi Caesar made with vegan kimchi brine and tomato, with a slightly salty finish and spicy flavour; and the Forest Bitter, created with Sombre and bitter.

Format: 3 bottles of 120 ml and 1 bottle of bitter of 5 ml.

Contents of the set: four bottles, detailed as follows.

• Appletini (120 ml): lacto-fermented apple juice (apples, water, honey, sea salt, rye, wheat flour, cinnamon, cardamom, mint, hibiscus flowers), water, cane sugar, citric acid, ginger juice.
• Basil-mint Smash (120 ml): cane sugar, fennel juice, lime juice, mint juice, basil juice, water, gentian, lemon zest, citric acid, orange blossom, chlorophyll.
• Kimchi Caesar (120 ml): vegan kimchi brine (napa cabbage, carrots, daikon, leeks, onions, chili flakes, sea salt, ginger, garlic, rice flour, cane sugar), tomato paste, tomato juice, lemon juice, chili flakes, horseradish, tamari (gluten-free).
• Forest Bitter (5 ml): cocktail bitter created with Sombre and bitter.

Allergens: the Appletini contains rye, wheat, and gluten; the Kimchi Caesar contains soy (tamari).

Usage suggestion: in a glass with ice, pour 3/4 oz of Appletini or Basil-mint Smash and 1.5 oz of spirit, then top with sparkling water. For the Kimchi Caesar, pour 1.5 oz of spirit and 2 to 3 oz of concentrate over ice. Since the flavours are concentrated, dose gradually.

Storage: refrigerate after opening. Consume the Appletini within 10 months of opening, the Basil-mint Smash and Kimchi Caesar within 8 months.

Precautions: the Forest Bitter contains alcohol.

Origin: company based in Montreal.