Over ice

May 23, 2012 at 9:33PM
(Margaret Andrews — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Thank you, Dan Oskey, for brightening up the soda pop aisle, big time. The Strip Club bartender was tapped by the makers of upstart Joia Soda to develop fizzy, color-saturated, all-natural beverages "that were more than just a one-note," he said. Oskey did not disappoint: Hibiscus-lime-clove, or pineapple-coconut-nutmeg, anyone? They're refreshing on their own, and they also make cocktails sing (view the recipe online).

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