Wise Bartender love a summer mocktail and are always searching for the ultimate refreshment whether you’re lounging in your garden, hosting a smashing barbecue or stuffing your face at a picnic.
These AF twists on classic holiday cocktails are quick and easy to create and certain to quench your thirst during the hottest months of the year. We guarantee it.
Virgin Mint Mojito
Mojitos leave a light tingly feeling on your tongue that you won’t be missing with this virgin version made with Double Dutch Ginger Ale. Sip away on a mint-filled glass to chill your senses in the summer sun.
Ingredients:
- Double Dutch Ginger Ale
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp honey - 1 tbsp
- Plenty of mint leaves
- 1/2 Lime cut into 4 wedges for garnish
Recipe:
- Mix the lime juice, honey, 2 lime wedges and 6 mint leaves in a highball glass.
- Crush the mint leaves in the glass for 5-10 seconds and stir
- Top up crushed ice
- Fill the glass to the brim with ginger ale
- Garnish with a few mint leaves and the remaining lime wedges
Kiss on the Beach
Get the beach feeling from your garden porch when you make this fruity, flavoursome Kiss on the Beach mocktail. The punch-style flavours are perfect drunk alongside any classic British picnic food, or simply sipped in the sun with friends.
Ingredients:
- 1 unit Strykk Not Vodka
- 1 unit Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Orange Sec Spirit
- 50ml of cranberry juice
- 2 juiced oranges, with ½ left for garnish
- Cherries, halved and with the pips removed
Recipe:
- Combine the vodka, schnapps, cranberry juice and orange juice in a jug
- Fill 2 tall glasses with ice
- Pour the mocktail mix over the ice
- Top with the orange slices and cherries
Sangria
Channel summer nights in a Spanish villa with this non-alcoholic Sangria recipe, the ideal tipple soaking in the evening sun like you’re on the sandy coves of Tenerife.
Ingredients:
- 750ml Ariel Cabernet Sauvignon Alcohol Free Red Wine
- 50ml Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Orange Sec
- 50ml Crossip Rich Berry Alcohol Free Spirit
- 2 chopped oranges
- Plenty of mixed fruit including strawberries, pears, cherries and apples
- 500ml lemonade
Recipe:
- Crush the oranges in a large jug
- Stir in the wine, orange liqueur and AF spirit
- Leave in the fridge for at least an hour to allow the flavours to emerge
- Add the fruit to the jug
- Top up with the lemonade and stir together well
Vibrant G&T
A dry gin and tonic is a favourite to drink on a summer’s day, but this recipe using Everleaf Mountain gin is packed full of cherry, rosehip and strawberry flavours that push it over the top. It’s fresh, it’s vibrant and it’s floral to compliment the welcomed feeling of sun on your skin.
Ingredients:
- Everleaf Mountain Alcohol Free Pink Gin
- Double Dutch Indian Tonic Water
- Juniper berries
- Lime/blood orange slices
Recipe:
- Half fill your gin glass with ice
- Squeeze over the juice of a lime wedge
- Scatter juniper berries over the ice
- Pour 1 part gin to 3 parts tonic into the glass
- Gently stir together
- Garnish with a slice of lime or blood orange to your tastes
If you need any more inspiration for your alcohol-free drinks this summer, check out Wise Bartender’s wide selection of pre-mixed cocktails, beers and ciders, as well as our non-alcoholic spirits & mixers.
