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Lemon Oleo Spritz At Javits Center in New York City, a bright and bubbly cocktail uses fresh lemons to their full potential by incorporating peels and juice to create lemon oleo syrup.
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Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For an alcohol-free beverage, there's the Letter 23, made with Ghia, a non-alcoholic apéritif, strawberry-cucumber oleo, lemon and basil oil.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
What to try: The Queen of the Night Cactus cocktail ($15), a vibrant blend with smooth heat from jalapeno tequila, the warmth of Ancho Reyes and a refreshing cucumber oleo.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Great question, but the answer is no‚ oleo saccharum is completely different than the oleo your grandmother used to bake cakes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
The elegant and refreshing Ikuyo Highball ($17) is a bright green concoction made with matcha, lemon and oleo saccharum, a sweet, citrusy oil.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Filter through a sieve to recover the strawberry oleo.
—New York Times, 24 July 2022
Crisco and Accent -- a shortening and seasoning -- are still sold today, while oleo is an old term for margarine.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
Her winning cocktail, Sabertooth, was a blend of Woodford Reserve bourbon, lime juice, lime cane sugar oleo, and dry curaçaos-- inspired by the Prohibition-era Lion’s Tale.
—al, 31 Dec. 2019
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Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For an alcohol-free beverage, there's the Letter 23, made with Ghia, a non-alcoholic apéritif, strawberry-cucumber oleo, lemon and basil oil.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
What to try: The Queen of the Night Cactus cocktail ($15), a vibrant blend with smooth heat from jalapeno tequila, the warmth of Ancho Reyes and a refreshing cucumber oleo.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Great question, but the answer is no‚ oleo saccharum is completely different than the oleo your grandmother used to bake cakes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
The elegant and refreshing Ikuyo Highball ($17) is a bright green concoction made with matcha, lemon and oleo saccharum, a sweet, citrusy oil.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Filter through a sieve to recover the strawberry oleo.
—New York Times, 24 July 2022
Crisco and Accent -- a shortening and seasoning -- are still sold today, while oleo is an old term for margarine.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
Her winning cocktail, Sabertooth, was a blend of Woodford Reserve bourbon, lime juice, lime cane sugar oleo, and dry curaçaos-- inspired by the Prohibition-era Lion’s Tale.
—al, 31 Dec. 2019
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“Oleo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oleo. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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