Having an alcohol-free cocktail after work can be a great way to relax, whether you’re pairing it with dinner, sharing a nightcap with your significant other or enjoying the sun from your garden. At least, Wise Bartender certainly thinks so.
At the end of a long day, going through the effort of making a cocktail might seem tiresome and possibly strenuous, but it doesn’t have to be. With plenty of quick and easy cocktail recipes for you to sample, creating scrumptious mocktails from home really is as easy as drinking them.
Whisky Sour
A classic Whisky Sour is a beloved cocktail that combines large, punchy sweet and sour flavours in a small glass-shaped package. It conjures images of lounging at the bar of a smoky speakeasy in a well-tailored suit and sliding dollar bills across the counter to the suave bartender.
Today, you are the suave bartender. Get the strong kick of bourbon from home without the after effects with our wise take on an alcohol-free Whisky Sour.
Ingredients:
- 50ml Lyre's Non-Alcoholic American Malt Spirit
- 25ml Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or simple cocktail syrup
- Crushed ice
- Cocktail cherry
Recipe:
- Shake everything together in a cocktail shaker or stir together until the syrup has dissolved
- Half fill a whisky tumbler with crushed ice
- Pour the whisky sour over the ice
- Garnish with a cherry
You could add an egg white to the mixture before shaking to make your cocktail extra creamy and frothy.
Classic Gin Martini
A Gin Martini is gloriously dry and citrusy and allows you to live out your childhood fantasy of ordering the famed James Bond drink- shaken, not stirred.
Once you’ve ordered your alcohol-free gin martini from your kitchen bar, you’ll be able to truly appreciate the dancing flavours in your garden with the evening sun beaming down on you. Just like that, your work day is complete.
Ingredients:
- 1 part Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Aperitif Dry (Vermouth) Spirit
- 5 parts Seedlip Grove
- Ice
- Lemon rind
Recipe:
- Fill your martini glass with ice
- Stir together ice and vermouth spirit in a cocktail shaker
- Add the Seedlip Grove and shake
- Strain into your martini glass
- Garnish with a lemon rind
Mimosa
So simple, so quick, so tasty; an alcohol-free Mimosa is a wonderful fruity drink on a summer evening or with homemade brunch, and takes less than 2 minutes to throw together. All you need is two ingredients: AF Sparkling Wine and orange juice.
Ingredients:
- Thomson & Scott Noughty Alcohol-free Sparkling Wine
- Smooth orange juice
- Orange slice
- Fill ⅓ of a champagne flute with sparkling wine
- Top with the same volume of orange juice
- Slide a slice of orange juice onto the rim of the flute to garnish
If you’re feeling particularly fruity, you could choose to alter the recipe with different juice flavours and experiment with your garnish choices.
White Russian
Try our take on a White Russian mocktail and experience the dark, creamy sensation that this alcohol-free belter evokes. Sublimely rich and illustriously deep in flavour, the non-alcoholic White Russian is certain to add a sense of sound relaxation to your evenings.
We recommend enjoying it after your nightly meal as a nightcap.
Ingredients:
- 50ml Strykk Not Vodka
- 2 tbsp Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Coffee Liqueur
- 1 tbsp cream
Recipe:
- Mix everything together in a cocktail shaker or jug
- Put a few ice cubes into a tumbler
- Pour over the white russian cocktail
If you’re still unsure about making your own mocktails, Wise Bartender has your back. 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.
