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CGlogoWithTextVertical640x400CocktailGreen.org is a site with information on sustainability for bars and bartenders. Most of the content is provided by bartenders as well. 

If you'd like to contribute advice/recipes/etc, please fill out the contact form with "I'd like to contribute" or something similar and we'll reply with a big list of content/recipes/advice we're actively seeking. 

 

This page is the Main Index by topic. You can also view recent additions to the site as a blog, and/or subscribe to CocktailGreen content. 

 

 

Sustainability Background

  • Sustainability Philosophy and General Strategies
  • Getting Started and Quick Tips 
  • About CocktailGreen

Produce

  • Citrus - Reducing, Reusing, Extending Lifespan 
    • Rethink and Refuse: 
      • Citrus Alternatives
      • Purchasing vs Squeezing In-House
      • Orange peels and leftover juice
    • Reduce
      • Reducing Citrus Juice
      • How Long Can Fresh Squeezed Citrus Last?
      • Extending the life of citrus
    • Reuse and Repurpose
      • Milk Punch
      • Citrus husks and citrus stock 
      • Citrus peels - oleo saccharum, cordial, sherbet and other uses
    • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Citrus Garnishes
    • Rot - Fermentation
      • Fermenting spent citrus
  • Other Produce - Fruits, Veggies, Herbs, Flowers, Nuts, Ginger, Leftover Wine
    • General Tips
    • Tips for Multiple Types of Produce
    • Fruit and Vegetable Pulp
    • Herbs
    • Misc Produce, A to Z 
  • Eggs - Using less, Uses for Yolks, Alternate Foamers like Aquafaba
    • Egg White Alternatives
    • Uses for Leftover Chickpeas from Aquafaba
    • Other Foamy Foods
    • Milk Punch and Milk Washing
    • Reducing Egg White Use
    • Yolks- Uses for Leftovers
    • Egg Shell Reuse 
  • Sweeteners, Syrups, Cordials, Liqueurs- recipes, beekeeping
    • Orgeat
    • Lime and Other Cordials
    • Misc Syrups
    • Soda Syrups
    • Shrubs
    • Honey and Beekeeping
  • Growing Your Own - Herbs, Citrus, Edible Flowers
  • Working With the Kitchen - Food-to-Cocktail and Cocktail-to-Food Ingredients
  • Preserves - Jams, jellies, ferments, drying, freezing, pickling
    • Drying/dehydrating
    • Candying
    • Jams/Jellies/Marmalade
    • Pickling
    • Fermenting and Lacto-Fermentation
    • Vinegar
    • Freezing
    • Salt Curing
    • Syrups
    • Oleo Saccharum and Sherbet
    • Cordials
  • Garnishes - citrus peels, edible flowers

 

Other Purchasing

  • Disposable Items- Napkins, Straws, Coasters, Take-out Containers, Menus
    • General Tips
    • Straws
    • Water Bottles
    • Soda Bottles
    • Napkins
    • Coasters
    • Stir Sticks
    • Receipts
    • Wine/Beer To Go
    • Takeout Containers and Bags
    • Menus
    • Wooden Liquor Boxes
  • Spirits - Choosing and Purchasing 
    • Local and Organic 
    • Bottle Weight
    • Bag-In-Box
    • Food Miles
    • At the Distillery
    • Distilling and Infusing Your Own
    • Other Factors
  • Other Sourcing - Packaging, Working with Local Purveyors  

 

Operations: Equipment, Power and Water

  • Bar Equipment -  Ice Machines, Dishwashers, Freezers
    • General Tips
    • Ice Machines
    • Filtration Systems
    • Refrigerators and Freezers
    • Dishwashers
    • Carbonators
    • Lighting
    • Hand Dryers
    • Resources 
  • Water Conservation - Equipment, Glassware Washing Best Practices, Ice Use, Wastewater Use, Burning the Ice 
    • Equipment
    • Water Waste
    • Using Less Ice in Cocktails
    • Ice for Cooling/Chilling
    • Burning the Ice 
  • Energy/Electricity - Best Practices, Lighting Equipment
  • Bar Supplies: Furniture, Glassware
    • Glassware
    • Furniture
    • Liquor Bottle Reuse
    • Bottle Mailers
  • Recycling, Composting, Waste Disposal, Aluminum vs Glass
    • Recycling Tips
    • Glass Versus Plastic Versus Aluminum
    • Other Waste Reduction    
  • Cleaning - Products and Procedures
  • Events -  Event Bartending and Throwing Lower Impact Events
    • Info for Event Hosts
    • Info for Cocktail Caterers
  • Sharing Your Vision - Promoting Sustainability and Getting Customers Involved 

 

More Info

  • Examples of Sustainable Bars 
  • Books, Websites, Consultants,  and Other External Resources
    • Experts and Consultants
    • Cocktail Sustainability Resources
    • General Sustainability Resources
    • Food Sustainability Resources
    • Food Scrap Resources
    • Fermentation Resources

 

 

 

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  • A Publication About the Environmental Impact of Spirits and Bars

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Categories

  • aquafaba
  • bars
  • batching
  • books
  • bottles and cans
  • chocolate
  • citrus
  • citrus stock
  • clarified citrus
  • coasters
  • coffee
  • composting
  • cordial
  • dehydrating
  • disposables
  • distilling
  • eggs
  • electricity
  • equipment
  • events
  • experiments
  • fermenting
  • foamer
  • food
  • foraging
  • fruit leather
  • furniture
  • garnish
  • ginger
  • glassware
  • growing your own
  • heating
  • herbs
  • ice
  • infusions
  • isolated acids
  • jam/jelly/marmalade
  • kitchen
  • lacto-fermentation
  • lighting
  • lime cordial
  • liqueur
  • maraschino cherries
  • melons
  • milk punch
  • napkins
  • news
  • oleo saccharum
  • orange
  • orgeat
  • packaging
  • pickling
  • plastic
  • preservation
  • pulp
  • purchasing
  • recipes
  • recycling
  • shrub
  • straws
  • syrup
  • tonic
  • transportation costs
  • vegetables
  • verjus
  • vinegar
  • waste
  • water

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