Zero-Waste Christmas: 4 Gourmet Cocktails (& Mocktails) You Can Start Making Now

This article discusses the importance of reducing food waste during Christmas and offers four zero-waste Christmas cocktail recipes that can be prepared in advance. The recipes focus on using ingredients efficiently to reduce waste and have zero environmental impact. One cocktail recipe mentioned is the Pecan-butter-washed Old Fashioned, which involves infusing Scotch with pecan butter and using leftover orange peels to make syrup. Another recipe is the Christmas orange negroni, where gin is infused with festive spices and orange juice reduction is used.

Additionally, the article includes a recipe for a spent espresso martini made with coffee liqueur using spent coffee grounds and an eggnog recipe with a vegan twist that involves aging almond milk with rice and spices. The author emphasizes that these time-intensive recipes will not only result in delicious cocktails but also play a role in reducing food waste this holiday season.