In honor of turning 21 this week, here is a list of my favorite mocktails.
Shirley Temple
- Sprite or ginger Ale
- 1 shot of grenadine
- ½ shot of lime juice
- Cherries
-Add the grenadine, lime juice, and sprite to a glass then mix together, top with a few cherries
Blueberry Faux Mojito
- Blueberries
- Mint leaves
- Juice from 1 lime
- Honey
- Light ice
- Sparkling water
-Mash the blueberries with lime juice and mint leaves
-Add ice and sparkling water
Raspberry Lemonade
- Raspberries
- 1 lemon
- 1 shot of simple syrup
- Sparkling water
-Mash the raspberries in the glass
-Add a slice of lemon
-Add ice
-Add the juice from the lemon and simple syrup
-Add your desired amount of sparkling water
Lavender Fizz
- Lavender syrup
- 2 shots of lemon juice
- Sprite
-Add everything to a shaker over ice
-Shake up them and pour them into your favorite glass (I love using a flute glass for this one)
-Garnishing with a lemon slice
Bellini
- 2 shots of peach juice
- Sparkling cider
-Add everything to the glass and mix
Strawberry Shrub
- ½ pound /chopped strawberries
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- Sparkling water
-Mix the chopped strawberries and sugar in a bowl and let that sit overnight
-After 24 hours, strain the mixture into a bowl
-Add the apple cider vinegar to the liquid mixture
-Add sparkling water to a glass
-Add 2 tablespoons of the mix to the glass
Hope you get to try these next time you are out with friends or even to spice up your meals at home.