Post #363810 by The Gnomon on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 12:51 PM

On 2008-02-27 11:50, TimboTiki wrote:
I'm already trying to come up with my own ideas for non-alcoholic drinks.

Being a gnomon, I'm always creating...er....um....potions. It's just that some of them turn out to also be tropical drinks.

Anyway, try this on for size, but be sure to strap yourself in first. Get a decent juicing machine and make yourself a batch of watercress juice.

The dainty, little, unobtrusive, innocent looking watercress kicks some serious ass when you extract its juice. A shot of watercress juice has more of a kick than overproof rum. Of course, it takes a lot of watercress to end up with a shot's worth.

It's a brown drink, but one of my favorites for years is simply a glass of pure carrot juice (Odwalla saves you the mess of making decent carrot juice) and about 3 oz of watercress juice.

Start trying out various botanical substitutes for alcohol. I use lavender, for example, in many of my non-tiki concoctions. If anyone gives you crap about it. Make them drink a shot of watercress juice.