Drink of the Week: Big Marble Organic Ginger Beer

Photo: Kelly Kalmbach

February 12, 2021

The king of the Dark and Stormy, star of the Moscow Mule, and delightful booze-free companion for times that call for something complex and bubbly without the proof, ginger beer has always been one of my favorite things to drink. Enter Big Marble ginger beer. With the perfect mix of cane sugar sweetness and searingly fresh, zippy ginger flavor (spicy but not too spicy), this new release comes from the owners of Phoenix-based The Breadfruit & Rum Bar. Developed with sustainability in mind, the ginger beer is certified fair trade and organic, which makes each sip that much sweeter. $35 for a 12-pack, bigmarble.com

Emma Janzen

Emma Janzen is a journalist, photographer, and book author. Her first book, Mezcal: The History, Craft and Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit, was nominated for a James Beard Foundation award in 2018; She co-authored The Way of the Cocktail with Kumiko owner Julia Momosé (2021), contributed to David Wondrich's The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails (2021), and is currently working on The Bartender's Manifesto with Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour (2022). Writing and editing from her home base in the Midwest, she prefers her mezcal neat, her martinis made with gin, and her champagne served in a coupe.