Non-Alcoholic Cocktails To Drink Instead Of Booze....Time for Fun

Summer is fast approaching, wasteline needs attention too many calories time to shed those extra pounds, but you still want to go out and enjoy a decent drink.  Well these are indeed my top  favorite "mocktails" I don't worry about calories, and they are part of my Five A Day, "win win" all round.

Mocktail is any mixed drink that does not have alcohol. The name mocktail is derived the word 'mock' meaning to “imitate or mimic” referring to mocktails imitating a cocktail as it seems very similar to a cocktail but does not have alcohol or any other spirits.



Blackberry Mango Agua Fresca
 
Ingredients:

    10 oz. lemon-lime soda
    1 oz. Monin Mango Fruit Smoothie Mix
    3 mL Monin Blackberry Concentrated Flavor
    ice

Instructions:

   * Fill serving glass with ice.
   * Add remaining ingredients.
   * Stir gently and garnish.

 

Skinny Kiwi Berry Sparkler
 
Ingredients:

    ice
    1 oz. Monin Kiwi Syrup (or any other brand)
    7 oz. cream soda
    2 slice(s) strawberries
    3 slice(s) kiwi

Instructions:

   * Fill serving glass with ice.
    *Squeeze juice from citrus wedges and discard.
   *Add remaining ingredients.
    *Stir gently and garnish with iwi and strawberries.




 

Sparkling Cucumber Grapefruit Cocktail
 
Ingredients:
    ice
    1 ½ oz. coconut water
    3 mL Monin Cucumber Concentrated Flavor
    3 mL Monin Grapefruit Concentrated Flavor
    ½ oz. fresh lime juice
    2 oz. *tonic water

Instructions:

*Combine ingredients in shaker in the order listed, except   *sparkling beverage.
*Cap and shake vigorously.
*Strain into chilled serving glass.
*Top with sparkling beverage.
*Garnish.

 
 

Smoky Watermelon Sour

Ingredients:

    ice
    1 oz. Monin Watermelon Fruit Purée
    1 oz. fresh lemon sour mix
    ½ oz. fresh lime juice
    1 ½ oz. *ginger beer
    *club soda or sparkling water

Instructions:

*Combine ingredients in shaker in the order listed, except  *sparkling beverage.
*Cap and shake vigorously.
*Strain into chilled serving glass.
*Top with sparkling beverage.
                                                            *Garnish with lime

Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri
 
Ingredients:
    3.5 oz frozen strawberries
   4 cubes  ice
    0.5 oz sweet and sour mix
    white sugar (add to  taste)
    1.5 oz lemon juice
    3/4 cup chilled lemon-lime soda
    1 dash grenadine syrup

Instructions:

    *Combine ingredients in shaker in the order listed.
    *Cap and shake vigorously.
    *Strain into chilled serving glass.
    *Top with sparkling beverage.
                                        *Garnish with lime




So there you  have it, fancy drinks without the alchohol.  More ideas can be found by  visiting 

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/how-to-reduce-your-drinking/how-to-cut-down/mocktails/
 

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