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.
- 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.
- Square One Vodka, produced in a distillery that get a quarter of its energy from a wind farm.
- Veev is 100 percent natural.
- Modern Spirits TRU uses organic materials and their bottle use 25 percent less glass and their labels are printed with soy ink.
- Reyka Vodka, hailing from Iceland, uses geothermal heat in its distillation process.
- 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
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