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Picture this: it's a summer day. Your perfect summer day. Breezy and cool, sunny and hot, or with just a soft sprinkle of rain so you're forced to abandon yard work and enjoy a book inside. There's one thing that can complete this scene: a bevvy. No, there's no alcohol in these summer mocktail recipes. These mocktails are for all hours, any hour, any day of summer.
Summer Moon Mule
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You'll want to enjoy this nonalcoholic mule riff more than just once in a blue moon.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces lemon-lime soda
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2-3 dashes orange bitters
- Ice
- Ginger beer to top off
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a rocks glass or copper mug, add ice, lemon-lime soda, lime juice, and orange bitters.
- Top off with ginger beer.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Rosemary’s Garden
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Pluck fresh herbs from your garden and plant them straight into your glass for a refreshing summer mocktail.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces rosemary simple syrup
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Tonic water or club soda to top off
- Lemon wedge and rosemary sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rosemary simple syrup, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with tonic water.
- Garnish with a lemon wedge and rosemary sprig.
Cucumber Gimlet Chiller Summer Mocktail
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You'll be the most hydrated one on your block after just one of these mocktails.
Ingredients
- 4-5 thick cut cucumber wheels
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic gin, optional
- 3 ounces limeade
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Mint sprig and cucumber wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels with simple syrup.
- Add ice, nonalcoholic gin, and limeade.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and cucumber wheel.
Sunshine Watermelon Mojito Mocktail
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So you cut up some watermelon the other day, and you're wondering about the other fun ways you can incorporate it into your life. The answer: mojito mocktail.
Ingredients
- 3-5 watermelon cubes
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic white rum
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Watermelon wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle watermelon cubes, mint leaves, and simple syrup.
- Add ice, nonalcoholic white rum, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a watermelon wedge.
Midsummer Piña Mocktail
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You don't need rum to have a good time with your piña colada. Is nonalcoholic rum a great addition? Sure, but you can still sip your way to a good time without it.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces coconut water
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic white rum, optional
- 1½ ounces cream of coconut
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, coconut water, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, lime juice, and, if desired, nonalcoholic white rum.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.
Teddy Bear Picnic Smash
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It's time for a picnic, be it on the deck, in the living room, or at the beach. Not a blackberry person? Then go ahead and use raspberries or blueberries instead!
Ingredients
- 5-6 fresh blackberries
- 1 ounce honey syrup
- 1 ounce nonalcoholic orange liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 ounces white cranberry juice
- Ice
- Mint sprig and blackberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries with honey syrup.
- Add ice, nonalcoholic orange liqueur, lemon juice, and cranberry juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and blackberries.
Shirléy All Day
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Shirléy rhymes with rosé when it comes to this drink name. It's not summer if you don't é-all day in some form or another. Of course, if you're really looking to take it easy, you can enjoy a nonalcoholic rosé with a splash of sparkling grape juice.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce grenadine
- ¼ ounce elderflower syrup
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Ginger ale to top off
- Strawberry for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, grenadine, elderflower syrup, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the chilled glass.
- Top off with ginger ale.
- Garnish with a strawberry.
The Summer Blues
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The summer blues happen for all sorts of reasons: rainy days, sun burns, the 93rd consecutive day of lawn work. The remedy? We'll give you one guess.
Ingredients
- 5-10 fresh blueberries
- 4 ounces lemonade
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic tequila, optional
- ¾ ounce blueberry simple syrup
- Ice
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, blueberries, lemonade, blueberry simple syrup, and, if desired, nonalcoholic tequila.
- Shake to chill.
- Pour, do not strain, into a rocks glass.
- Add additional ice or lemonade if desired.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Nuts for Summer
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Summertime is the best time for iced coffee - that's just science. Of course, you could make a whole iced coffee flight, too.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces chilled coffee
- 2 ounces coconut or almond milk
- ½ ounce vanilla syrup
- 2-3 dashes almond bitters
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, chilled coffee, coconut milk, vanilla syrup, and almond bitters.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with additional chilled coffee if desired.
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Island Time Mocktail
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What time is it? It doesn't matter. This mocktail is one that's for island time, and it's always island time.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- 3 ounces ginger beer
- Pineapple wedge for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Add ginger beer.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge, if desired.
Pomegranate Palmer
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You don't need to be a fabulous golfer or even a skilled mini-golfer to enjoy a twist on the Arnold Palmer. Will it make you a better golfer? ... Maybe.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces lemonade
- 3 ounces iced tea
- 1 ounce pomegranate juice
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic vodka
- Ice
- Blueberries and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, lemonade, iced tea, pomegranate juice, and nonalcoholic vodka.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with blueberries and a mint sprig.
Surfside Spritzer
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It's time to hang loose with a fizzy and bubbly summer mocktail.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces grapefruit juice
- 1 ounce papaya juice
- ½ ounce orgeat
- Ice
- Berry club soda to top off
- Grapefruit wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, grapefruit juice, papaya juice, and orgeat.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with a grapefruit wedge.
Mocktails, Vibes, and Sunshine
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Lean into the sunshine of summer, or even those dreamy summer storms, with a summer mocktail in hand. Spicy ginger, juicy watermelon, and tropical pineapple all await you. Grab the SPF and slide into the sunshine while sipping on a mocktail.