Impress Your Guests with 10 Homemade, House Party Mocktails

If you are thinking of making an impression on your guests with your culinary skills, start the party with some kind of beverage, say mocktails! During summers, what can be a better way of welcoming guests than offering them a glass of refreshing mocktail? Mocktail is a non-alcoholic drink that comprises of a blend of soft drinks or fruit juices. These can be served even to pregnant women and children, and are extremely easy to prepare. This article is a round-up of 10 mocktails, the recipes of which are super easy-peasy to make at home. Take a look!

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1. Grapefruit Ginger Spritzer

Prepared with ginger ale and grapefruit juice, this drink does not entail much effort. In fact, of the 10 mocktail recipes that would be shared in this write-up, this is the most simple. So simple, that even your kids can make them all by themselves!

INGREDIENTS: 

• 1 part Grapefruit Juice
• 2 parts Ginger Ale/Beer
• Ice Cubes
• Cranberries and Mint Leaves for garnish (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill a tall glass with icecubes, and fill 1/3 full with grapefruit juice. Top up the remaining 2/3 with ginger ale, then add some cranberries and mint leaves for garnish if you like!

2. Cranberry Rosemary Refresher

This mocktail comprises of an eclectic mix of rosemary, cranberry, and apple. In addition to welcoming guests with this refreshing beverage, this is apt for the holidays as well.

INGREDIENTS:
For the Rosemary–Infused Simple Syrup:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 8 large rosemary sprigs
• 1-star anise
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

For the Mocktail:

• 4 ounces unsweetened cranberry juice
• 1½ ounces rosemary-infused simple syrup
• Ice
• 2 ounces ginger beer
• 1 rosemary sprig, for garnish
• 1 fresh cranberry, for garnish
• ½ red crab apple, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Make the rosemary-infused simple syrup: In a small saucepan, combine all of the ingredients for the rosemary-infused simple syrup. Bring the mixture to a boil and allow to simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, until all the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow to fully cool. Strain the syrup and reserve for later.

2. Make the cocktail: In a stirring glass, add the unsweetened cranberry juice, rosemary-infused simple syrup and ice, and stir with a bar spoon until the mixture is chilled. Add the ginger beer and stir just twice quickly, until the ginger beer is mixed in but the carbonation hasn’t completely evaporated. Strain the cocktail over ice in a rocks glass, garnish with a bar skewer holding the three garnishes, then serve.

3. Sparkling Cranberry Kombucha Mocktail

An enhancing flavour with ginger and rosemary, serve this cranberry Kombucha mocktail to your guests and you will be bombarded with appreciation.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-inch slice of fresh ginger, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
• 1 large sprig fresh rosemary, plus more for garnish
• ½ cup 100% cranberry juice
• 212-ounce bottles LIVE Kombucha (Original or Ginger) *May substitute kombucha of choice
• Fresh cranberries, rosemary sprigs and thinly sliced ginger for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill 4 double old-fashioned glasses with ice and set aside.
2. In a pitcher or quart-sized mason jar, muddle sliced ginger and rosemary together using the end of a wooden spoon or a muddler if you have one.
3. Add cranberry juice and kombucha, stir gently to combine.
4. Pour into ice-filled glasses (using a strainer, if necessary) and garnish with sprigs of rosemary, a slice of fresh ginger and a few cranberries before serving.

4. Non-boozy Mint Mojito

As can be deciphered from the name itself, this drink is non-alcoholic unlike Mojito, that has rum as one of the chief ingredients.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-litre club soda
• 2 tsp agave or sugar, or to taste
• 1 small bunch of mint
• 2 fresh limes, sliced lengthwise
• ice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill glass halfway with ice.
2. Fill glass with club soda.
3. Add agave or sugar, stir.
4. Add 3-4 fresh limes, lightly squeezing and stir.
5. Add 8-10 mint leaves.
6. Stir and Enjoy!
7. garnish with a lime wedge and mint leaf, if desired.

5. Strawberry Orange Mango Kombucha Mocktail

While some mocktails are healthy, kombucha mocktails are way better. Loaded with beneficial bacteria, this beverage will impress your health-conscious guests and friends.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 16- ounce bottles Original Kombucha unflavored
• 2 cups 100% orange-mango juice
• 1 ripe mango peeled, pitted, and chopped
• 2 cups fresh strawberries chopped

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add all ingredients to a large pitcher and stir. Serve over ice and enjoy!

6. Probiotic Strawberry Soda

Probiotics are micro-organisms, which when ingested, for example in foods, restore healthy bacteria to the digestive tract. This is one such probiotic drink, is healthful, and is extremely pleasant to taste.

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 cups strawberries
• 1 cup of organic pure cane sugar
• 7 cups of water
• 1/2 cup whey (Just scoop a container of plain whole yoghurt into a dishtowel, tie it up onto a cupboard door and let it drip into a jar – the liquid dripped off is probiotic-rich whey! The leftover yoghurt in the towel is like Greek yoghurt or cream cheese – yum! If you are dairy-free you can use water kefir grains or a ginger bug.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Put the strawberries, sugar, and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer about 15-20 minutes.
• Squish the strawberries in the pot (I use a potato masher), and pour the strawberry sugar water through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
• Add the whey to the strawberry sugar water in the bowl and stir. Pour the soda mixture into flip-top bottles and set in a warm area of your home.
• After a couple of days, you can open a bottle to check for taste and let the fermented gasses out so it doesn’t build up too much. Fermentation can take anywhere from 3 days to a week. Our home has been quite unseasonably cool this month so it took mine more like a week. Move the bottles to the fridge once they are ready.

7. Refreshing Cucumber Lemonade

Lemonade might make you nostalgic about your childhood days when after returning home from school, your mother would serve you a glass of this invigorating drink. However, the one mentioned in this article isn’t as ordinary as the one you used to have in your childhood. It is prepared with cucumber and fresh lemon, both of which are beneficial for the body.

INGREDIENTS:

Original recipe yields 4 servings

Ingredient Checklist

1 cup of water

½ cup white sugar

1 cucumber, sliced

6 eaches lemons, juiced

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Make a simple syrup by stirring the water and sugar together in a saucepan over medium heat; heat until just about to boil and the sugar has dissolved. Place in refrigerator 30 minutes, or until cool.
• Place the cucumber slices in a blender or food processor; blend until mashed into a pulp. Pour the cucumber pulp into a fine mesh strainer place over a bowl to catch the liquid; allow to sit until you have about 2/3 cup of liquid from the cucumber, about 15 minutes.
• Stir the simple syrup, cucumber liquid, and lemon juice together in a pitcher. Serve cold.

8. Agua Frescas Trio

This mocktail recipe comprises of three different drinks – Strawberry Lemon Fizz, Coconut Raspberry Lemon, Citrus Peach Spritzer.

INGREDIENTS:

• Citrus Peach Spritzer

1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup sparkling peach juice
1 cup mineral water (sparkling or still)
agave syrup (sweeten to taste)
1/4 cup chopped citrus – rind on for at least one slice (I used satsumas)

• Coconut Raspberry Lemon

1/4 cup frozen raspberries
1-2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 lemon slices
1 cup of coconut water
sweeten to taste if desired
mint is a nice touch here too!

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add all the ingredients (chill liquids and fruit first). Stir well. Best when you let the juices sit and marinate in the fridge for at least twenty minutes or so. Could even be made a day ahead of time.

9. Virgin Sangria

The ingredients that go into this preparation are club soda or water, apple, grape juice, lemon, apple juice, lime, and orange.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 orange (sliced, 1/4-inch thick)
• 1 lemon (sliced, 1/4-inch thick)
• 1 lime (sliced, 1/8-inch thick)
• 2 ​apples (cored and chopped)
• 3 cups red grape juice
• 1 cups white grape juice
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1 (25.4-ounce) bottle sparkling apple cider (plain seltzer is fine, too)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Gather the ingredients 
2. Layer half of the orange, lemon, lime slices, and chopped apples in the bottom of a 4-quart glass pitcher. Repeat with the remaining fruit to create a second layer.
3. Pour in the grape juices, orange, lemon, and lime juices. Use a long spoon or sturdy skewer to gently stir it until well mixed. Cover with a lid or plastic film and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. When ready to serve, add the sparkling cider to the pitcher. Stir gently to mix. Serve over ice.

10. Cinnamon Cookie Mocktail

This healthy mocktail recipe is a non-alcoholic way to impress guests coming over at home. Owing to the uniqueness of this mocktail, its method of preparation will be shared in detail. Voila!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 orange (sliced, 1/4-inch thick)
• 1 lemon (sliced, 1/4-inch thick)
• 1 lime (sliced, 1/8-inch thick)
• 2 ​apples (cored and chopped)
• 3 cups red grape juice
• 1 cups white grape juice
• 1 1/2 cups orange juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1 (25.4-ounce) bottle sparkling apple cider (plain seltzer is fine, too)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Gather the ingredients 
2. Layer half of the orange, lemon, lime slices, and chopped apples in the bottom of a 4-quart glass pitcher. Repeat with the remaining fruit to create a second layer.
3. Pour in the grape juices, orange, lemon, and lime juices. Use a long spoon or sturdy skewer to gently stir it until well mixed. Cover with a lid or plastic film and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. When ready to serve, add the sparkling cider to the pitcher. Stir gently to mix. Serve over ice.

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