COCKTAIL HOUR
5 summer-ready alcohol free sips
Add some sunshine to your alcohol free drinks repertoire
BBQs, garden parties, impromptu get-togethers. Moments to come together and raise a glass to hosting in the sun with delicious cocktails. And, as temperatures rise, so do the popularity of alcohol free drinks. So mix up these exciting beverages, guaranteed to go down a splash on hot summer days. Tip: Prep all drinks the night before and serve them on the day in a pitcher for a stress-free celebration. Don’t forget the ice!
Step aside lime and soda
We're all about crowd-pleasing, alcohol free cocktails that look like summer and are packed full of flavour too. From sweet and fruity to zesty and crisp, it's all about refreshing, mouth-watering, thirst-quenching summer-ready sips. Try these 5 summery alcohol free cocktail recipes.
01.
Gordon’s 0.0% Mi-no-sa
INREDIENTS:
30ml Gin 0.0%
30ml Orange juice
10ml Monin blood orange syrup
Soda water
GARNISH:
Lemon peel
METHOD:
Add 30ml Gin 0.0% to a champagne flute with 30ml orange juice. Add 10ml Monin blood orange syrup and top with soda.
02.
Garden Highball
INGREDIENTS:
50ml Tanqueray 0.0%
50ml Cloudy apple juice
25ml Elderflower cordial
10ml Lemon juice
Soda water
GARNISH:
1/4 cucumber
METHOD:
Chop your cucumber into a few long and thin discs. Add 50ml Tanqueray 0.0% to a shaker with 50ml cloudy apple juice, 20ml Elderflower cordial and 10ml lemon juice. Pop a couple of cucumber discs in there, too, for added freshness. Add ice to the shaker and give it a good old shake before straining it into a highball glass full of ice. Garnish with a fresh cucumber disc and mint sprig. Top the glass with a splash of soda for some effervescence.
03.
Alcohol free Mojito
INGREDIENTS:
40ml Soda Water
6 leaves Mint
2 wedge(s) Lime
30ml Apple Juice
20ml Lime Juice
15ml Elderflower Cordial
1sprig(s) Mint
1 x Crushed ice
GARNISH:
Place a sprig of mint at an angle against the rim of the glass to garnish.
METHOD:
Press down with a muddler on 6 mint leaves in the bottom of a tall glass to extract the juices and flavour. Using a jigger, measure 30ml of apple juice, 20ml lime juice and 15ml elderflower cordial into a tall glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice and stir the drink with a bar spoon. Top the drink with 40ml Soda Water.
04.
Tanqueray 0.0% & Tonic
INGREDIENTS:
50ml of Tanqueray Alcohol Free
150ml tonic water
GARNISH:
With fresh lemon, orange and herbs
METHOD:
Fill the glass with plenty of ice, then pour in the Tanqueray 0.0% and top up with tonic and stir. Add fresh lemon or orange, fresh mint or rosemary sprig for extra freshness.
05.
Æcorn Bitter Spritz
INGREDIENTS:
50ml Æcorn Bitter
Sparkling water
GARNISH:
With a slice of orange.
METHOD:
Add all the Æcorn Bitter to a wine glass filled with ice. Top up with sparkling water. Build over ice.