Must Read: 3 Fascinating Recipes To Have Healthier Cocktails!

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The word "cocktail" was first defined in an 1806 newspaper from New York, as stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters. Drinkers came to different type of cocktails; however, Chef Marcel Vigneron of Los Angeles' new plant-based restaurant Beefsteak included an alternative way to spike up a usual cocktail drink.

The first one is called, Mezcal Paloma this is a sophisticated cocktail reach in Vitamin C that features heart-healthy grapefruit and a kind of mezcal distilled with the damiana herb. This cocktail is said to help alleviate stress. As for ingredients you only need de gusano (a Mexican chile-spiked worm salt), 1 grapefruit wedge, 2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice, 1 T fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz. agave syrup, 1 1/2 oz. Gem & Bolt mezcal, 1 oz. sparkling water and 1 cilantro sprig.

If you are looking for a good cocktail and at the same time a good antioxidant you can try this Blue Bonanza drink. This cocktail includes blueberry, pomegranate and green tea that deliver a robust hit of antioxidants. You don't have to worry about the ingredients because you only need 10 blueberries, 1 1/2 oz. vodka, 1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur, 1 oz. fresh pomegranate juice, 1 oz. chilled green tea or yerba mate, 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz. agave syrup and pomegranate seeds.

However, if you like balance you can try doing this tropical-leaning drink called Turmeric Piña Colada. This cocktail only needs 1 oz. fresh coconut water, 1 oz. fresh pineapple juice, 1/4 oz. fresh ginger juice, 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz. fresh honey water, 1/2 tsp. cayenne, 1/2 tsp. turmeric, 1.5 oz. white rum, 1 mint sprig and 1 pineapple wedge.

Having a healthy cocktail might be an oxymoron but these are just some of the healthier ways to enjoy your cocktail. To have the detailed instruction you can try reading Vogue article. 

While a lot of drinkers enjoyed different recipes of cocktail, mixologists in New York created nutritional cocktails that can help beat off sickness, NY Daily News reported. For more cocktail recipes, you can watch this 3-minute video for 6 tasty cocktail recipe!