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Bottle brings spice to craft cocktail category

As the craft cocktail movement explodes in bars and restaurants around the world, fans of these handmade, high-quality drinks are increasingly looking for ways to create cocktail recipes with exotic and fresh ingredients at home.

Pw 82369 Rokz Infusions

For these DIY craft-cocktail enthusiasts, rokz Design Group, of Eugene, OR, offers a variety of naturally flavored cocktail salts, sugars, and infusions with sweet and spicy ingredients such as chocolate, watermelon, pepper, and ginger.

rokz’ line of Infusion products was born out of the company’s desire to offer a mixer line to pair with its garnishes. “Yet anything but fresh didn’t seem good enough,” say owners Charissa Black-McKay and Terry McKay. “We began experimenting with premium, dried ingredients to see where the flavor could go. Here in Oregon, we have amazing manufacturers and distributors right in our backyard, so there was no shortage of ingredients to play with. Initial testing blew us away in flavor, and we knew we had something.”

For the packaging structure, the McKays sought a format that would allow the user to add the desired spirit—rum or vodka, for example—to the infusion ingredients, store the mixture in the refrigerator or freezer, and then strain and pour when ready. They also wanted a package that would feature the whole spices and fruits inside, make the process simple for the user, and allow for reusability with its 1.5-oz flavor packs.

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