Apple Mushroom Mocktails : mushroom mocktail

Lazy Bear, the pop-up-turned-permanent restaurant, serves up unparalleled experiences with food and drink in San Francisco and its non-alcoholic pairing program has given rise to unconventional serves like the Apple Mushroom Mocktail. This drink was created to complement the savory portion of Lazy Bear’s tasting menu, as well as make the most of ingredients from the kitchen that might otherwise go to waste.

To create this mocktail, Lazy Bear repurposes apple skins from an apple pie course into a fermented syrup, and dried porcinis and other mushrooms leftover from the tasting menu were steeped to prepare cold-brewed tea.

This sophisticated mocktail is served with a duck course, and as Lazy Bear describes, “The tart malic acid and astringency of the apple helps match pickled cherries and the richness of the duck, and the savory mushroom notes bridge to the savory dish like the earthy tones of a Barolo.”