Top 7 Mocktails You can Make at Home
Have you decided to cut down on your alcohol consumption and finally turn a healthier leaf as you pledged before the new year? Well, congrats! But the cravings for a good drink is always there, isn’t it?
So here are some mocktail recipes that you could try out and chill with.
Virgin Cucumber Gimlet
For this easy-to-make drink, you will need the following ingredients,
- 1.5 oz club soda
- 4-5 cucumber slices
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- Crushed ice
Directions:
Put all the ingredients in a glass and shake well. Add some crushed ice and garnish with curled cucumber slices, to finish it off. Your drink is ready!
Mango Mule
The ingredients you would need for this recipe are,
- 4-5 slices of cucumber
- 1 oz honey syrup
- 1.5 oz mango puree
- 1.5 oz fresh lime juice
- 1.5 oz ginger beer
- Ice
Directions:
Mix the cucumber and honey syrup, mash it well, and then pour it on the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Next, add the mango puree with lime juice and ice. Shake it vigorously. Strain your juice add some ginger beer on top, and the drink is good to go!
Strawberry Fields
To make this delight you will need,
- 1.5 oz hibiscus syrup
- 1 oz strawberry syrup
- Strawberry
- Soda to top
- Three ice cubes
Directions:
Put the hibiscus syrup and strawberry syrup in a shaker and mix well with ice. Pour this out in a glass and top it with soda. Finally, garnish with a strawberry and serve fresh.
Virgin Watermelon Margarita
For this drink, you will need the following ingredients,
- One medium seedless watermelon, cut into chunks.
- Half cup fresh lime juice
- 4 tsp agave
- 5 tbsp sparkling water
Directions:
In a blender, put in the watermelon chunks and puree them. You should have approximately 4 cups of watermelon puree. Now add some lime juice and agave to the puree and mix well. Finish off with a topping of sparkling water. Your drink is now ready!
Berry Burlesque
You will need the following ingredients to make this,
- Half oz lime juice
- Half oz honey syrup
- 1 oz black currant puree
- 4-6 mint leaves
- Ginger Beer
Directions:
Combine the lime juice, honey, black currant puree and mint leaves in a shaker, and mix well. Strain the mixture in a glass with an ice-covered bottom. Top it off with some ginger beer, and the drink is ready to be served!
Mountain Mojito Mocktail
To make this mocktail version of our favorite mojito, you will need the following,
- Half oz lime juice
- Half oz agave
- Half oz blood orange purée
- Four fresh mint leaves
- Splash of soda water
Directions:
Mix well the mint along with the lime juice and agave in a glass. After that, add some ice and orange puree. Complete the drink with soda on top and a garnish it off with some fresh mint leaves.
Rosemary Blueberry Smash
Ingredients you will need are,
- 7-8 blueberries
- One rosemary stripped sprig
- 1 oz honey syrup
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice, strained
- 4 oz sparkling mineral water
- Ice
Directions:
Mash the blueberries, rosemary leaves, and honey syrup gently in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Now pour some lemon juice and shake, with ice vigorously for about 10 seconds. Next, you have to strain through a mesh into a tall glass of fresh ice. Finally, top off with sparkling water.
Conclusion
Enjoy these drinks and have a good time!
