Verbena Free Spirited Shoppe offers alcohol-free options for Cleveland community
Right off Detroit Avenue on West 29th Street, a new business is opening its doors in Ohio City’s Hingetown neighborhood. Verbena Free Spirited Shoppe is offering a cafe and bar experience, minus the alcohol. Its owner, Molly Cheraso, says her business is the first of its kind in the city.
“We really just want to be very open and inclusive and inviting and welcoming for everybody in the community,” Cheraso said.
The business, which will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, will start off as a coffee shop and café, transforming in the mid-afternoon into a bar that sells hand-crafted cocktails without any alcohol involved. Inside, there is also a wall of different drinks and mixers, all of which are non-alcoholic, which people can buy and take home.
“I think people really need to see all the products lined up to really understand the breadth of the products that are available now,” she said. “I think when it comes to non-alcoholic products, there's unfortunately a stigma of really bad tasting beer, or really overly sweet wine, and that may have used to have been the case, but there’s a lot better options now. I think once people try and experience how good these new products are, they'll be really impressed.”
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Spirited Coconut Eggnog Recipe
This new twist on a classic eggnog recipe is sure to spice up your holiday evening.
Ingredients:
Eggnog
-- 15oz Cream of coconut
-- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
-- 1 13.5 oz can of coconut milk
-- 24oz evaporated milk
-- 1/2 cup White Rum
-- 1 tsp vanilla extract
-- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Whipped Cream
-- 3 tsp Almond Extract
-- 2 tsp nutmeg
-- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
-- 2 cup heavy (whipping) cream
-- Ground nutmeg, for dusting
Directions:
-- Pour the cream of coconut, the sweetened condensed milk, the coconut milk to the blender and blend on high. Set aside half
-- add evaporated milk, white rum, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon and blend to combine
-- Stir milk into reserved egg-yolk mixture. Then, using a large rubber
spatula, fold in the whipped cream.
-- In a large bowl pour the heavy cream, almond extract, nutmeg, coconut flakes, then beat with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
-- Assemble to your liking and enjoy.
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Spirited Desserts & Coffee Cocktails with Story Stuart
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Part of Portland Cocktail Week Distance Learning
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