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For those of you who love cocktails, but can't or don't want to have alcohol the answer is mocktails. Colorful and full of flavor, mocktails give you all the fun of a cocktail with none of the bite.

I love mocktails almost as much as cocktails.....they definately win my vote the morning after a party too!!

I have hunted down a collection of recipes for you to try from fruity mocktails, fizzy mocktails, creamy mocktails and colorful mocktails there really is a mocktail to suit everyone.

Looking for a gift idea for the Mocktail lover in your life?

See the bottom of the page for some cool ideas.

Mocktails 

The Non-Alcoholic Way to Drink Cocktails

You don't need alcohol to have a good time and mocktails can attest to that.

3 Piece Cocktail Shaker - Stainless Steel - 28 oz

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Even if you're strictly non-alcoholic you will need a cool cocktail shaker. There is nothing as good as a fun mocktail to get you feeling like partying.

Let's shake, rattle and roll, as they used to say, and make an Acapulco Gold.

Mocktail Recipes 



Acapulco Gold

2 shots freshly pressed pineapple juice
1 shot freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
1 shot coconut milk
1 shot fresh cream

Shake all of the ingredients together with ice and then strain into a cocktail glass to serve.

Apple Spider

Juice of 4 apples (preferably Pink Ladys)
400 ml lemonade
2 scoops lemon sorbet

Mix together the apple juice and lemonade and pour into 2 tall glasses, top with a scoop of sorbet.

Beachcomber

10 parts guava nectar
2 parts raspberry syrup
4 parts fresh lime juice

Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a tall glass to serve.

Pilsner Glasses Aren't Just For Beer Drinkers 

Join The Mocktail Revolution!

Bodum Bistro Tall Pilsner Beer Glasses, Set of 2

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The Black & Tan is a mocktail that proves pilsners are not just for the beer drinkers of the world. This mocktail is a truely refreshing drink and so easy to make:-

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Black and Tan

Chilled ginger ale
Chilled ginger beer

Pour equal quantities of each into a chilled pilsner glass. Do not stir.

Cape Cod Sunrise

6 parts cranberry juice
2 parts fresh lime juice
lime slice
sprig of mint

Combine the juices in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a wine glass and garnish with the slice of lime and sprig of mint

Caribbean Cocktail

1/4 fresh mango
1/4 banana
juice of half an orange
1 dash freshly squeezed lime juice

Blend the ingredients together with some cracked ice. Strain into a cilled cocktail glass to serve and garnish with a slice of mango.

 

All drinks, alcoholic or non, taste better with fresh ingredients. When a recipe calls for juices try to juice the fruit yourself.

Norpro Stainless-Steel Citrus Juice Press

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This juicer is great for limes and lemons. It works beautifully and takes up very little room.

Try and make a mocktail using fresh lime juice, then make it with Roses and you will notice a huge difference in the flavor of the finished drink.

The advantage with a citrus juicer is that you can also use it for cooking when you're not busy mixing cocktails/mocktails.

 



Coco Cola

4 parts coconut milk
2 parts fresh lime juice
Cola
Lime wedge

Combine coconut milk and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Pour over ice into a highball glass top up with cola and garnish with the lime wedge.

Coconut Cooler

4 parts coconut milk
4 parts fresh lime juice
Sparkling water
Sprig of mint

Combine the cocnut milk an dlime juice in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Pour over ice cubes into a Collins glass. Top up with sparkling water and stir gently, garnish wth the mint sprig.

Cranberry Cream Cocktail

5 parts cranberry juice
4 parts apple juice
1 part coconut cream
2 parts fresh lime juice
2 dashes grenadine

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender with cracked ice and blend until smooth. Serve in a wine glass.

Delicious Mocktail Recipes 



Daniel's Cocktail

4 parts fresh orange juice
3 parts fresh lime juice
2 tsp grenadine

Put all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass to serve.

Jimmy's Beach Cruiser

2 shots raspberry juice
2 shots freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 shot freshly pressed pineapple juice
Lemonade

Shake all of the juices in a shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass and top up with the lemonade.

 

Libbey Vina Trumpet Champagne Flute, Set of 6

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Champagne flutes are great for celebrating and if you are having a non-alcoholic celebration then fill your flute with sparkling grape juice.

Or, even better, a Margie's Mimosa. These are also fantastic for a champagne breakfast that won't give you a sore head later in the day!

 



Margie's Mimosa

Chilled sparkling white grape juice
Fresh orange juice

Fill half a champagne flute with orange juice. Pour grape juice to the rim and stir gently.

Mocktini

3 shots tonic water
1 shot freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 shot freshly squeezed lemon juice

Stir all the ingredients with ice and then strain into a cocktail glass to serve.

 



Nutty Cola

4 parts hazelnut syrup
4 parts frest lime juice
cola

Place syrup and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a collins glass over ice cubes. Fill to the top of the glass with cola and stir gently.

Pomegranate Julep

1 oz pomegranate juice
1 ½ oz grapefruit juice
½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice
½ oz honey syrup (mix two parts honey to one part hot water and stir to dissolve, cool)
2 mint sprigs

Bruise 1 mint sprig in mixing glass with honey syrup. Add it to remaining ingredients and put into a shaker. Strain over ice into a chilled old fashioned glass and garnish with the remaining mint sprig.

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Pony's Neck

4 shots dry ginger ale
1/2 shot freshly squeezed lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Shake all of the ingredients together with ice. Stain into a cocktail glass to serve.

Peaches and Cream

4 parts peach nectar
4 parts half and half

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into an old fashioned glass over ice cubes.

Temperance Mocktail

Juice of 1 lemon
1 egg yolk
2 dashes of grenadine

Shake all of the ingredients together with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.
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Want More Mocktail Information? 

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Margarita Mama: Mocktails for Moms-to-Be

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Mocktail Links 

Mocktail Recipes
A collection of hot, fizzy, non-fizzy and creamy mocktails.
Mocktails
An enormous collection of mocktail recipes
Top 20 Mocktail Recipes
This site contains allrecipes.com top 20 mocktail recipes.

Frozen Mocktails 

Ideal for Summer

During the summer frozen drinks are the way to go, frozen margaritas and daiquiris can easily be replaced with these frozen mocktails and frappes.



Raining Men

½ glass of ice
4 oz orange juice
4 strawberries
1 banana

Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Serve in a cocktail glass.

Mango, Passion & Pine Frappe

1 cup diced frozen mango
¼ small pineapple, peeled, core removed and roughly chopped
5 ice cubes
¼ cup passionfruit pulp in syrup

Place mango, pineapple and ice into a blender and blend to combine. Stir in the passionfruit pulp and pour into tall glasses to serve.

 

KitchenAid 5-Speed Blenders with Polycarbonate Jars

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To make frozen drinks this summer you really need to invest in a good, reliable blender. This one is brought to you by a well known brand and is fine for using with ice.

There is nothing as refreshing as a frozen drink during summer and here are some more recipes.

 



Watermelon, Strawberry & Lime Frappe

550g seedless watermelon, roughly chopped
125g strawberries, roughly chopped
1 tsp finely grated lime rind
1½ tbsp lime juice
12 ice cubes

Place all of the ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth. Pour into old fashioned glasses to serve.

Mr Darcy

4 oz orange juice
1 fresh peach
dash of grenadine
½ cup ice

Pop all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a tall glass to serve.

Party Time 

Why not throw a Mocktail Party? Ideas for a mocktail party are the same as a cocktail party minus the alcohol.

Check out the links below.
How To Throw A Cocktail Party
All you need to know about throwing a cocktail party.
Throwing an Easy Cocktail Party
A cocktail party conjures up all kinds of thoughts for different people, from the elegant, cosmopolitan group party, to the loud Hawaiian themed party and nearly everything in between.

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Gift Ideas 

Do you have someone in your life that's hard to buy for?

I have found that wine glass charms make great presents for wine drinkers, cocktail drinkers and MOCKTAIL drinkers, so check out the selection I have for you.

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