Blame It On the Alcohol

Be an organic alcoholic.

Blame it on the greenwagon. Blame it on eco-friendly bartenders. Blame it on Jamie Foxx! Now that I’ve got the song stuck in your head, I can safely admit that cocktails have gone green. There are even informal environmental soirees known as “Green Drinks,” full of scholars and NGO workers. If you’re socially eco-aware (i.e. if in the presence of others, you can’t bear the thought of admitting your refusal to recycle), learn the names of these eco-beverages. 

1. 360 Vodka, made from grains grown in a nearby distillery. It is also column distilled, meaning it uses 200 percent less energy. McCormick’s will also take back the bottle enclosures (in a prepaid envelope) and donate $1 to the environmental group of your choice.
2. Square One Vodka, produced in a distillery that get a quarter of its energy from a wind farm.
3. Veev is 100 percent natural.
4. Modern Spirits TRU uses organic materials and their bottle use 25 percent less glass and their labels are printed with soy ink.
5. Reyka Vodka, hailing from Iceland, uses geothermal heat in its distillation process.
6. Absolut donates $1 to your choice of three environmental organizations if you redeem their “Global Cooling Code.”

Spew out the facts – not the vomit. The Green Gamine is not of age to get crunked so you’ll have to try it out yourselves. Shouldn’t be too much of a challenge. 

XO, The Green Gamine

P.S. Alcoholics love to hear me Twitter.