Lunch: Holiest Roller

Recipe by John deBary When I come up with mocktails, the challenge is to keep the flavors 'adult' and spirit-like," says John deBary. For this revamp of the brandy-based ?Holy Roller, he amps up nonalcoholic beer with assertive ingredients like cilantro,

Ingredients

3 cilantro sprigs, plus 1 cilantro leaf, smacked, for garnish
3 seeded jalapeño slices
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
3/4 ounce Fennel Syrup (see Note)
Ice
4 ounces nonalcoholic beer, such as O’Doul’s
1 lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cilantro sprigs with the jalapeño, then add the lime juice and Fennel Syrup. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Fine-strain into a chilled, ice-filled collins glass, stir in the beer and garnish with the lime wheel and smacked cilantro leaf.

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