
Let’s celebrate Sober St. Patrick’s Day! Check out this throwback from Tonix Mocktails circa 2021, powering up an oh-so-creative mocktail called “We are the Luckiest” to celebrate our love of #QUITLIT, Sober St. Patrick’s Day, and the Reading Rainbow Theme Song. 🤣 We love, love, love the book “We Are the Luckiest” by Laura McKowen. This one’s an ode to you, Laura!
What’s in the mix with the “We are the Luckiest” Inspired Lucky Lemonade Mocktail by Nik Popkow @Tonix.Mocktails this week?
Ingredients:
- Green Food Coloring
- Airheads Xtremes Rainbow Belts Sweetly Sour Candy
- Organic Sparkling Lemonade – pick your favorite brand or squeeze your own!
- Cocktail Tooth Pick
- Brewed and Chilled Mint Tea
“This is the singular, hard truth I come up against every day: I am the only one responsible for my experience.”
— Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life

Directions:
- Fill the glass with ice
- Optional rim garnish using gold cupcake sprinkles
- In a separate glass or jar, mix together the brewed mint tea with a bit of green food coloring
- Pour brewed mint tea over ice
- Pour in sparkling lemonade
- Using a cocktail toothpick, add the “Double Rainbow” garnish with the Airheads Xtremes Rainbow Belts Sweetly Sour Candy
Reading Rainbow Theme Song

#QUITLIT BOOK REVIEW: We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen

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