The Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes This Season
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Mocktails: The Curious Elixirs To Enjoy Anytime
Lately, I have found that I have been searching for more Non-Alcoholic cocktail recipes than normal. You see, sometimes I am in the mood for a cocktail but don’t necessarily want the boozy effects.
Recently I was the DD for the evening, and at the restaurant we were patronizing they had this exquisite-looking cocktail. I wanted to try it but I knew if I did I shouldn’t drive.
I asked the bartender if he could make it sans the alcohol and he gladly complied. The drink was marvelous and I vowed to come back another time for the leaded version.
Dry January: A Great Time To Sample Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes
At the beginning of every year, I hear people talking about ‘Dry January’. They start the year off vowing to not drink a sip of alcohol for the entire month.
I’m sure this is so hard just after all of the parties and family events of the holidays. I have tried to abstain from drinking Coca-Cola a few times. Those first 4 days were miserable!
The hard part is we are all in these social situations where others are drinking and we feel that (internal) pressure to get that alcoholic beverage that we are so used to drinking.
That got me thinking about writing about Mocktails and Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes.
Mocktails and Your Waistline
Don’t think that just because you are avoiding alcohol that you will be losing weight on these Mocktails. Usually they will include more sugary ingredients to offset the alcohol.
So if your intention for having a non-alcoholic cocktail is to lose weight, Mocktails might not be the right choice for you.
Mocktail Choices Come in Many Shapes and Sizes
Today we have many choices in non-alcoholic ready-to-drink adult beverages. You can ask for your familiar cocktails without the alcohol but many times that will alter the taste in not a good way.
There is non-alcoholic beer, wine as well as non-alcoholic canned cocktails, Optimist drinks, and non-alcoholic spritz beverages. The list grows longer every day.
Adaptogenic Euphorics as Mocktails
These Mocktail ‘Cocktails’ are not as well known non-alcoholic drinks. They come in cans filled with many a variety of herbs and plants along with caffeine. It is said that they can relax you and provide you with mental alertness and clarity.
Depending on where you live, they come in many different types and with different (legal for your State) items that can include anthing from CBD or even mushrooms.
It sure seems like a healthy alternative to drinks like Monster or Red Bull, which are mixed into cocktails all the time but have some ingredient’s that aren’t very healthy.
Maybe in a future blog I can test out some adaptogenic euphorics mixed with a spirit or two and give you the lowdown. As for today, I’m just suggesting these Mocktails all on their own.
Your Sparkling Linup of Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes
I handpicked these recipes for their taste first but mostly for the ease at which you can make and share them. It is always fun to share a cocktail or two with friends, right?
Watermelon Lemonade Mocktail
Watermelon Lemonade Mocktail
Ingredients
- 6 cups Watermelon Cubed and seeded
- 3/4 cup Lemon Juice Fresh is best
- 4 cups Water
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 handful Mint For garnish
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Nojito (Non-Alcoholic Mojito)
Equipment
- 1 Muddler
- 1 14 oz Cocktail Glass
Ingredients
- 3 oz Club Soda
- 2 oz Apple Juice
- 4 tsp Lime Juice
- 3 oz Elderflower Cordial Non-Alcoholic
- 2 wedges Lime
- 6 leaves Mint
- 1 sprig Mint For garnish
Instructions
- Place 6 mint leaves into your 14 oz cocktail glass and muddle to extract the juice and full flavor of the leaves
- Add your apple juice, lime juice, Elderflower Cordial and stir
- Add ice and top off with your club soda
- Garnish with a mint leaf on top
Pure and Simple Sangria
Sangria Mocktail
Equipment
- 1 2 Qt Pitcher
- 4 13 oz Red Wine Glasses
Ingredients
- 4 cups Grape Juice
- 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Tbsp Lime Juice
- 12 oz Apple Juice (Frozen Can) thawed
- 3-4 cups Club Soda
- 1 whole Orange Sliced
- 1 whole Lime Sliced
- 1 whole Apple Diced
- 1 cup Strawberries Diced
- 1/4 cup Blueberries
- 1 handful Mint For garnish (1 sprig for each drink)
Instructions
- Mix juices in a 2-quart pitcher
- Add fruit and stir
- Place in refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours to let the fruit soak in all the juices
- When time to serve pour into 13 oz wine glasses and top off each glass with club soda
- Add a sprig of mint for garnish to each glass
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Mocktail Margarita
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 oz Orange Juice Fresh squeezed if possible
- 3 oz Lime Juice plus extra for rimming glass
- 2 tsp Agave Nectar
- 2 1/2 oz Club Soda
- 1 slice Lime For garnish
- 1 Tbsp Coarse Salt For the rim of the glass
Instructions
- Start by rimming your glass with lime juice and then dip into coarse salt (set aside)
- Pour all ingredients except for club soda into your cocktail shaker with ice
- Shake well and pour into your Margarita glass
- Top with club soda and stir gently
- Garnish with a lime slice
Coconut Cooler
Coconut Cooler
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups Coconut Water
- 2 whole Cucumbers Sliced thin
- 1/2 cup Lime Juice
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Mint leaves
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You will see from my recipes that alcohol-free cocktails can be just as delicious and enjoyable as their boozy counterparts.
With a little bit of creativity and a bit of experimentation, you can craft your own delicious drinks with the same flavors and textures as classic cocktails. It is actually fun!
So the next time you’re looking for an adult beverage without alcohol, give these zero-proof cocktails a try! And for more cocktail ideas follow me at Nextcocktails.com or at NextCocktails on Facebook.
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