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Non-alcoholic drinks used to have a very blah reputation. A Shirley Temple, club soda with lime—boring and occasionally painfully childish. Fortunately, there is a boom in alcohol-free options right now that rival their alcoholic counterparts in fun, sophistication, and deliciousness.
A fun and revitalizing mocktail should always be included on the menu, whether it’s for you or your visitors. Here are simple, delectable non-alcoholic drinks to serve at your upcoming gathering.
Pink grapefruit bubbly:
A can of pink grapefruit dry
Top with grapefruit seltzer
garnish as desired
Spicy mango Mock-a-rita:
90ml of Tequila
30ml Mango juice
1/2 freshly squeezed lime
1 tsp Mango Cayanne jam
Small squeeze of agave nactar
Salt the rim of a margarita glass by rubbing the lime along the rim and dip around a plate of salt, top down
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake
Strain into the margarita glass, ice cube optional
garnish with lime and cilantro
Gingerly love:
90ml alcohol free gin
60ml cranberry
shake over ice & pour in glass
top with gingerale
garnish with rosemary
Watermelon mint julep:
5-6 chunks of watermelon
1/2 lemon squeezed juice
1 tsp simple syrup
4-5 mint leaves
Muddle everything in a shaker
add 90ml of alcohol free whiskey
add ice and shake
add ice to a separate glass and strain drink over ice
garnish with watermelon and mint leaves
