A hand pouring a can of Ecology & Co into a glass of ice garnished with a sprig of thyme

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Stay dry this July with Ecology & Co

28 June 20222 min read

For Dry July, Woop has teamed up with Ecology & Co, a New Zealand company crafting distilled, alcohol-free spirits — plus four delicious non-alcoholic cocktail recipes to see you through the month.

Go alcohol free for the month of July and raise funds for kiwis impacted by cancer.

For Dry July, Woop is teaming up with Ecology & Co, a New Zealand company that creates amazing, distilled, alcohol-free spirits - crafted in Wairau Valley.

With their delicious creations, you are able to enjoy all your favourite gin botanicals & sophisticated spice blends without guilt or regret in the morning!

Ecology & Co has provided us with four delicious non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for you to recreate and enjoy all month long! Who says Dry July can’t be fun! Scroll to see a variety of exciting cocktail recipes to whip up with family or friends.

A frothy orange passion fruit sour in a martini glass garnished with a passion fruit half, beside a bottle of Ecology & Co London Dry and fresh passion fruit

Passion fruit sour (2 servings - martini glass)

Ingredients: 150ml Ecology & Co London Dry, 75ml Passion Fruit Syrup, One Egg White (or 75ml Aquafaba for a vegan option), Juice of 2 Lemons, a dash of Bitters and Passion Fruit to garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker with London Dry, lemon juice, passionfruit syrup and egg white (or aquafaba) and shake until frothy.

Add a good handful of ice and shake vigorously for another minute to get a good chill and froth.

Strain into two martini glasses. Top with a few dashes of bitters, and garnish with half a passion fruit to complete.

Two hands holding a coupe glass of a clear gimlet cocktail garnished with a sprig of rosemary

Ecology gimlet (1 serving – coupe glass)

Ingredients: 100ml Ecology & Co London Dry, 20ml Lime Syrup, Handful of Ice and Rosemary to garnish

Place your London Dry & lime syrup into a shaker over ice.

Shake vigorously for one minute.

Strain into two coupe glasses before placing a sprig of fresh rosemary in each.

A tumbler of orange cocktail with a smouldering herb twig garnish, next to fresh oranges and a bottle of Ecology & Co London Dry

Winter cocktail (2 servings – tumbler glass)

Ingredients: 50ml Ecology & Co London Dry, 100ml Tonic Water, 100ml Fresh Pressed Orange Juice and a twig of Spicebush, Thyme or Rosemary to garnish

Fill a tumbler glass with ice.

Add the London Dry, tonic water and orange juice.

Garnish with smoked spicebush, thyme or rosemary.