Mocktails

The best parts of a cocktail are a beautiful chilled glass and the garnishes.

 

But, you can make Mocktails and enjoy a beautiful drink without the hangover.

These are simple Mocktail recipes, so treat yourself!

Faux Sparkling Rose Champagne

Regular 8 oz glass

Champagne glass

1/2  cup cranberry juice, chilled

1/2 cup club soda or carbonated water, chilled

Pour ingredients into a regular glass.

Stir and pour into champagne glass.

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Cremesicle

Regular 8 oz glass

Champagne glass

1/2 cup orange juice, chilled

1/4 cup plain yogurt, chilled

1/4 cup ginger ale, chilled

a dash of vanilla

Pour ingredients into a regular glass.

Stir vigorously.

Pour into champagne glass

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Shirley Temple

Regular 8 oz glass

water

sugar

small bowl

small plate

Champagne glass

6 oz lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled

a dash concentrated jamaica juice or cherry juice, chilled

1 slice of lime

First, dip rim of Champagne glass into shallow bowl of water.

Then, dip rim into a small plate of sugar and set aside.

In regular glass, mix ingredients.

Stir well.

Pour into champagne glass.

Garnish with a slice of lime.

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Virgin Mary

8 oz tall glass

Tomato juice

dash of salt

dash of black pepper

1-2 dashes of tabasco sauce

2-4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

dash of lime juice

ice

garnish: celery stick

Add 6 oz of tomato juice to glass.

Add salt, pepper, tabasco Worcestershire sauce, season to taste.

Add dash of lime juice.

Stir.

Add ice.

Garnish with celery stick.

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Sunset Cooler

Fancy 8 oz glass

5 oz orange juice, chilled

Ginger ale, chilled

juice from slice of lime

a dollop of cranberry juice concentrate (or grenadine, or jamaica concentrate), chilled

Pour orange juice into glass.

Pour in ginger ale.

Run lime slice around rim of glass.

Squeeze juice from lime slice into glass.

Stir.

Add  dollop of jamica concentrate.

Do not stir.

Option: add ice

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Notes

I am currently short on garnishes. Look for updates.