A Path Well Travelled: A Non-alcoholic Cocktail With The Viral Pathfinder Hemp Spirit
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Pathfinder is a new hemp elixer from Seattle that is one of the most popular and sought after non-alcoholic bottles in North America. But what is Pathfinder? It’s an aperitif of sorts. It can be a stand in for both an amaro and a vermouth. It can make a spritz, a negroni and a multitude of other non-alcoholic cocktails. The Pathfinder can be found behind the bar at New York hotspots like Death & Co, Mace, Sunken Harbor Club and Eleven Madison Park. It’s often sold out because of its popularity. How did I get some? Thanks to The Sobr Market, where you can still get some in Canada.
What does Pathfinder taste like?
Pathfinder is bitter, because of it’s serious backbone of hemp and root. It’s made using copper pot distillation, where fermented hemp is blended with botanicals, distillates, extracts, tinctures, and oils for a mood-boosting, balancing effect. It’s downright confusing to try and place this in a category because it stands on it’s own.
How to use Pathfinder in a non-alcoholic cocktail
Pathfinder’s website shows lots of simple ways to make a fun drink, and as mentioned, it can be a stand-in for any amaro. It’s great with a simple soda water and lime, or with tonic (although that’s super bitter!). Beyond the usual suspects, we put it to the test in one of our tried and true recipes, our IPA negroni. You will love this juicy and bitter cocktail, inspired by Yvonne Langen from Taste & Tipple and her custom cocktail A Rousing Performance.
Ingredients
2 oz Pathfinder Hemp & Root Spirit
1 oz Dhos Bittersweet or other non-alcoholic aperitif
1 oz grapefruit juice
3 or 4 oz non-alcoholic IPA beer (Gruvi Juicy IPA is great for this, as is any Hazy IPA)
Preparation
Shake the first three ingredients with ice.
Strain into a chilled Collins or Highball glass.
Top with chilled non-alcoholic beer.
Express a grapefruit peel over the finished glass, and then add it as garnish.
A Path Well Travelled
Ingredients
- 2 oz Pathfinder
- 1 oz Dhos Bittersweet or other non-alcoholic aperitif
- 1 oz grapefruit juice
- 3 or 4 oz non-alcoholic IPA beer
Instructions
- Shake the first three ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a chilled Collins or Highball glass.
- Top with chilled non-alcoholic beer.
- Express a grapefruit peel over the finished glass, and then add it as garnish.
