Seeing red: Beet cocktails

​Put away your pink grapefruit and cranberry juice. If you want to give cocktails the proper tinge of pink or red, beets are the answer.

The bright red vegetable is still available and not only gives cocktails some serious color, it provides a unique taste that will easily intrigue or repel you. If you like mulled wine, read on. If you don’t, perhaps you should take those other juices out of the cabinet.