Fresh Drinks: Cocktails From the Garden

If you want maximum flavor in your happy hour drinks, then it's time to amp up the flavor with the freshest ingredients from the garden or farmers market. Food and beverage writer Kristen Hartke, a 2020 finalist for Narrative Beverage Writing in the International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards, believes that you don't have to go out to a bar to have really special cocktails. With more than a dozen fun and fast recipes, "Fresh Drinks" delivers flavor straight to the glass, right from the comfort of your own home.

The best cocktails, like the best meals, are made from fresh ingredients. These simple but flavorful recipes, made with herbs, fruits, and vegetables that can be picked from a window box, a kitchen garden, or the local farmers market, will take homemade happy hours to the next level. Get closer to nature with a fresh drink at the end of the day, no matter where you live, and enjoy the fruits of your labor.