Easy Mocktail Recipes That Are Anything But Boring (2024)

The last few years have seen a huge boom in the alcohol-free drinking landscape. Once an also-ran of the co*cktail menu, nowadays everyone from the highest end of fine dining establishment to local watering holes are crafting unique and flavorful concoctions for those who don't chose to imbibe alcohol. With more non-alcoholic wine, champagne, beer, and even ABV-free spirits available that ever before, it's never been batter time to sip on something alcohol-free. Whether you're working on conscious consumption or live an alcohol-free life, you no longer have to feel left out of the vibrant co*cktail scene. Need proof (without the proof)? Here are some of our favorite easy, delicious non-alcoholic recipes to serve up or simply enjoy solo.

Jablonski Spritz

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Ingredients

2 oz Martini Vibrante
1 oz Fever Tree Soda Water
French Bloom Le Blanc
, to top

Instructions

In a wine glass, add ice, then all the ingredients and finish by topping with French Bloom.

By Simon Sebbah, Beverage Director of Grand Tour Hospitality

Spicy Watermelon Mint Agua Fresca

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Ingredients

2 cups cold water

2 cups watermelon (rind removed), seeded and chopped

2 tbsp granulated sugar

1 tbsp lime juice
.25 cup mint leaves
.5 jalapeño, roughly chopped

Ice cubes or crushed ice (optional)

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients and puree until smooth. Pour mixture through a strainer into a pitcher, forcing through most of the pulp. Chill and serve.

Created by Claire Thomas of The Kitchy Kitchen

Eastside Garden

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Ingredients

2 oz Seedlip Garden non-alcoholic spirit
1 oz fresh lemon juice
.2 oz simple syrup
10 fresh mint leaves
3 cucumber slices
5 basil leaves

Instructions

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice cubes and shake well. Strain and pour into a coupette glass and garnish with two basil leaves.

From Hotel Barriere Le Carl Gustaf

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Espresso No-tini

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Ingredients

2 oz Lyre’s Agave Blanco
1 oz cold espresso
.5 oz agave syrup

Instructions

Combine all ingredients, shake and double strain into a Nick & Nora or martini coupe.

From Nick + Stef’s in Los Angeles.

Mango Mule

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Ingredients

4-5 slices of cucumber
1 oz honey syrup
1.5 oz mango puree
1.5 oz fresh lime juice
1.5 oz ginger beer
Ice

Instructions

Muddle cucumber and honey syrup in the bottom of a co*cktail shaker. Add the mango puree and lime juice and shake with ice vigorously. Strain into a copper mug. Top with ginger beer and stir.

By Danielle Walker of Against All Grain

Citrus Fizz

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Ingredients

1.75 oz Seedlip Grove 42
.75 oz organic marmalade cordial*
Sparkling water, to top

Instructions

Combine Seedlip and cordial in a champagne flute and top with chilled sparkling water.

*Instructions for organic marmalade cordial: Mix 300g organic marmalade with 150 mL hot water, Fine strain and store in the fridge.

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Dry Cranberry Spitzer

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Ingredients

1.5 oz Seedlip Grove 42
1 oz Monlin cranberry
1 oz Lime juice
2 dashes Orange bitters
Top off with Q Grapefruit soda

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients (except the Q Grapefruit) in a co*cktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into an iced Collins glass and top with Q Grapefruit. Stir well and garnish.

By Devin Burns ofOmni Hotels & Resorts

Sin City Sober

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Ingredients

2 Fresh Strawberries
5 Mint Leaves
.75 oz Lemon Juice
.75 oz Simple Syrup
4 oz Still Water

Instructions

Muddle mint leaves and strawberries in a shaker tin, add lemon juice, simple syrup, still water and shake. Pour into a collins glass and garnish with a strawberry and mint sprig.

From Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino

Virgin Cucumber Gimlet

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Ingredients

1.5 oz club soda
4-5 slices of muddled cucumber
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple syrup

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Serve in a rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a rolled cucumber slice.

From Ocean Prime

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Magic Apple

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Ingredients

2 oz Ritual whiskey alternative
2 oz apple cider or apple juice
2 dashes bitters
Cinnamon stick
Apple slice

Instructions

Combine first three ingredients in a tall glass with ice. Stir until cold. Pour over fresh ice, garnish with cinnamon stick and apple slice, and serve.

Shirley Ginger

Ingredients

4 cups Brooklyn Crafted Lemon Lime Ginger Beer
1 cup club soda
3 tbsp lime juice
.25 cup grenadine

Instructions

Stir ginger beer, club soda, lime juice, and grenadine in a pitcher. Pour into tall glasses with ice. Garnish with lime rounds and or maraschino cherries.

Hot Apple Cider

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Ingredients

10 oz apple cider
1 tsp pumpkin butter

Instructions

Heat apple cider and stir in pumpkin butter. Garnish with star anise and cinnamon.

Created by Liana Oster of Dante in NYC.

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Texas Twang

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Ingredients

1.5 oz Ritual Tequila
1.5 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice
Ginger beer

Instructions

Build all ingredients in a glass with ice and stir to combine.

From JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

Coconut, Cucumber, Lime, and Mint Cooler

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Ingredients

4 cups of coconut water
2 cucumbers sliced very thinly
.5 cup of lime juice
.25 cup of sugar (optional)
.25 cup of chopped mint leaves

Instructions

Combine coconut water, cucumbers, lime juice, sugar and mint leaves. Let chill for 1 to 2 hours. Serve as cooler mocktails.

From Cornelia Guest of Cornelia Guest Events

Vantage Point

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Ingredients

2 oz ‘New London Light’
2 oz coffee (cold brew, decaffeinated or fresh)
.5 oz agave syrup
Orange peel to garnish

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a Boston shaker with plenty of ice. Shake for 15 seconds and strain into a tumbler over a large ice cube. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

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Virgin Watermelon Margarita

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Ingredients

1 medium seedless watermelon, cut into chunks
.5 cup fresh lime juice
4 tsp agave
5 tbsp sparking water

Instructions

In a blender, puree enough watermelon chunks so that you have 4 cups of watermelon puree. Add lime juice and agave and mix again. Pour into 4 cups. Top with sparkling water.

From FoodDoneLight

Berry Burlesque

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Ingredients

.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz honey syrup
1 oz black currant puree
4-6 mint leaves
Q Ginger Beer

Instructions

Combine and shake all ingredients except ginger beer in a shaker tin with ice, and then strain over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer.

By Daniel Marohnic, property mixologist at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas

Lyre’s Dublin Double Irish Coffee

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Ingredients

2.5 oz Lyre’s American Malt
4 oz hot brewed coffee
.25 oz premium maple syrup
3 oz whipped cream

Instructions

Combine maple syrup, American Malt, and a splash of hot coffee in an Irish Coffee mug. Stir to dissolve maple, add remaining ingredients and top with whipped cream. Serve with a grated orange zest garnish.

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Lavender Lemonade

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Ingredients

6 cups water
.5 cup honey
5 tbsp dried lavender
1 cup fresh lemon juice, strained

Instructions

Bring water and honey to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Gently crush the lavender in a mortar and pestle or in a bowl with a meat tenderizer. Add the crushed lavender to the pot then remove it from the heat. Cover, refrigerate, and steep for 2 hours. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve. Stir in the lemon juice and serve over ice.

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By Danielle Walker, founder of Against All Grain

Rose Fizz

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Ingredients

1 egg white
1 tsp powdered sugar
.5 oz fresh lemon juice
Fentimans Rose Lemonade to top

Instructions

Dry shake all ingredients except lemonade. Add ice and shake vigorously until almost a foamy texture. Top with rose lemonade.

From Acre in Auburn, AL.

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Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town & Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and co*cktails.

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