Do you feel like you can’t enjoy your favourite cocktails from home? Do you desperately search for ways to substitute the alcohol for something that tastes just as good?
Wise Bartender has just the thing for you.
Many mocktail recipes forego the alcohol flavour to give the cleanest, sweetest mocktail available but when there are so many alcohol-free alternatives out there, we think this is a grand shame. We believe that cocktails can still be appreciated in their full capacity with quick and efficient spirit swaps.
Whether you’re a budding cocktail aficionado, or are looking for a few one-off classic mocktail recipes to serve at a dinner party, give these classic mocktails a go:
Tequila Sunrise
A surprisingly simple mocktail that will leave your guests amazed at your bartending skills, the Tequila Sunrise is a classic summer drink that will bring sunshine to anyone’s day.
Many mocktail recipes will suggest you remove the tequila from a Tequila Sunrise to create a ‘Sweet Sunrise’, but we beg to differ. Half of the glory in a tequila sunrise is the smooth, sexy punch that is so distinctive to the Mexican spirit, so why take it out completely?
We have cleanly swapped the booze for CleanCo Clean T Tequila Alternative Alcohol Free Spirit, to keep you in the mood to sing *that* tequila song, all night long.
Ingredients:
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2 parts orange juice
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1 part CleanCo Clean T Tequila Alternative Alcohol Free Spirit
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½ ounce grenadine
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Orange slices
- Cocktail cherry
Recipe:
- Fill a highball glass with ice
- Add the tequila and then orange juice to the glass
- Gently pour the grenadine into the drink - this should settle at the bottom of the glass, creating the statement ‘sunrise’ effect
- Garnish with orange slices and a cocktail cherry
Voila!
Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan is famously considered one of the most dangerously drinkable cocktails on the market. Easy to sip or gulp down in one go, you’d be easily fooled into believing there was no alcohol in it at all.
Well - lucky for you - we’ve taken the ‘dangerous’ out of the Cosmopolitan and replaced it with ‘delightful’, by substituting the 50% Vodka content with Strykk Not Vanilla Vodka, to sate your hankering without the hangover.
Ingredients:
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1 part Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Orange Sec Spirit
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2 parts cranberry juice
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3 parts alcohol-free vodka
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Fresh lime juice
- Orange peel
Recipe:
- Fill a cocktail shaker/mixing jug with ice
- Add the Not Vodka, cranberry juice, Triple Sec and lime juice
- Shake until chilled
- Strain the mixture into a martini glass
- Garnish with orange peel
Tip top tipple advice: Add a splash of juice from your orange for an extra dash of citrusy goodness.
Manhattan
Just imagine it: you’re sitting in a cocktail lounge at dusk. The weather is turning for autumn. The leaves are growing crisp and scarlet in colour as you gaze over the Manhattan skyline with a smokey, smooth, warm mocktail in hand.
Now, you can experience that feeling from the comfort of your own home with this quintessential classic Manhattan Mocktail recipe. All you need to do is swap your Vermouth for an alcohol free alternative, and treat yourself to Lyre’s brand new Highland Malt Spirit.
So whip it up, close your eyes, and breathe it in.
Ingredients:
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2 parts Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Highland Malt Spirit
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1 part Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Dry (Vermouth) Spirit
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2 splashes non-alcoholic bitters
- Lemon twist
Recipe:
- Combine the Malt spirit, Aperitif and bitters in a cocktail mixer or jug with ice
- Strain into a martini or coupe glass
- Garnish with a lemon twist
Espresso Martini
Is there a better way to treat yourself than pairing a creamy, caffeine soaked cocktail with an oozy chocolate pudding? We certainly can’t think of a way to compete, particularly as the seasons turn colder and we begin to crave hearty, soothing desserts.
The sweet, sultry flavours of an Espresso Martini are up there with the all time classics, so we’ve put together this alcohol-free Espresso Martini recipe so that you can live in luxury, even on weeknights.
Ingredients:
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1 part espresso
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1 part Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Coffee Liqueur
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2 parts alcohol-free vodka
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1 tbsp sugar syrup
- Coffee beans for garnish
Recipe:
- Combine the sugar syrup, Not Vanilla Vodka, Coffee Liqueur and espresso in a cocktail shaker or jug with ice
- Shake or stir until the mixture is cold to the touch
- Strain into glasses
- Garnish with a single coffee bean
Tip top tipple advice: Shake your mix in a cocktail shaker to achieve the luscious froth.
If you’re still unsure about making your own mocktails, Wise Bartender has you covered. Our selection of pre-mixed cocktails are easily storable and can be whipped out at the end of a workday. Pop the can or bottle open, pour over an ice-filled glass and you’re good to go.
