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From your engagement party to a shower, your bach party to the wedding reception, any celebration is better with a fun drink in hand, are we right? Whether or not you prefer to serve or sip alcohol, we have something for everyone on the blog below with 12 mocktail (non-alcoholic) or cocktail (alcoholic) recipes perfect for a party in any season of the year. With special thanks to The Mane Tap for their delicious concoctions, if you're not thirsty now, you will be after browsing all these flavor-packed refreshments below. Cheers!


VIRGIN PALOMA MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

2 oz grapefruit juice
2 oz agave or simple syrup
2 oz club soda
1 lime, juiced
1 pinch of salt
grapefruit for garnish

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add the lime juice, grapefruit juice, agave and salt. Shake. Pour over ice and top with club soda. Garnish with slice of grapefruit.

*add 1.5 oz tequila to make into a cocktail

Virgin Paloma Mocktail



LAVENDER LEMONADE MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

6 cups water
.5 cup honey
5 tbsp dried lavender
1 cup fresh lemon juice
strained lavender and lemon for garnish

Boil water and honey in pot over medium-high heat. Gently crush lavender, add to pot. Remove from heat. Cover, refrigerate, and steep for 2 hrs. Strain with fine-mesh sieve. Stir in lemon juice, serve over ice. Garnish with lavender and lemon.

*add 1.5 oz vodka to make into a cocktail

Lavender Lemonade Mocktail



SPARKLING PEACH SUNSRISE MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

3 oz peach juice
3 oz-4oz lemon-lime soda
.75 oz grenadine
cherry for garnish

Fill the glass with ice and pour peach juice in with lemon-lime soda. Add grenadine to the mixture. Garnish with fresh cherry.

*add 1.5 oz of vodka to make into a cocktail

Sparkling Peach Sunrise Mocktail



BLUEBERRY MOJITO MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

6-8 mint leaves muddled handful of fresh blueberries
2 oz of lime juice
2 oz of simple syrup
splash of club soda

Lightly muddle blueberries & mint leaves. Add all ingredients and ice in shaker. Shake and serve. Garnish with fresh blueberries & mint leaves.

*add 1.5 oz white rum to make into a cocktail

Blueberry Mojito Mocktail



WATERMELON BASIL COOLER MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

3 cups cubed watermelon
1 cup ice cubes
2 large basil leaves

Chop the watermelon and remove any seeds. Place into a blender with the basil and mint leaves. Taste and add more herbs if desired. Garnish with lime wedge and basil leaves.

*add 1.5 oz vodka to make into a cocktail

Watermelon Basil Cooler Mocktail



ALL AMERICAN BOM POP MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

1 cup of lemonade
1 Bomb Pop popsicle
club Soda
crushed ice

Fill 1/4 of a glass with ice and fill with lemonade. Add spritz of club soda and garnish with Bomb Pop.

*add 1.5 oz of blueberry vodka to make into a cocktail



ROSEMARY PEAR MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

4 tbsp pear juice
1 tbsp rosemary simple syrup
1 tsp lemon juice
6 tbsp sparkling water
ice
pear slices and rosemary for garnish

Fill glass halfway with ice and add pear juice, rosemary simply syrup, lemon juice and sparkling water. Garnish with fresh pear slices and rosemary sprig

*add 1.5 oz of vodka or gin to make into cocktail

Rosemary Pear Mocktail



ICED MAPLE CINNAMON CHAI MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

1/2 cup Tazo chai tea concentrate
1/2 tsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk of choice
ice
whipped cream for garnish
cinnamon and nutmeg for garnish

Pour chai concentrate, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into glass. Add milk and ice. Garnish with whipped cream, cinnamon and nutmeg.

*add 1.5 oz spiced whiskey to make into a cocktail

Iced Maple Cinnamon Chai Mocktail



APPLE CIDER MARGARITA MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

2 oz apple cider
2 oz sparkling water
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 tsp simple syrup or agave syrup
brown sugar
lime slice and cinnamon sticks for garnish

Rub lime wedge around rim of glass and dip in brown sugar. Mix the water, apple cider, lime juice, agave/simple syrup together. Fill glass with ice and pour mixture over ice. Add cinnamon stick and lime slice for garnish.

*add 1.5 oz tequila and 1 oz of orange liqueur to make into cocktail

Apple Cider Margarita Mocktail



CRANBERRY GINGER SPARKLING MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

1 cup 100% cranberry juice
1 cup ginger kombucha or ginger beer
1/4 cup lemonade
ice
brown sugar
rosemary and fresh cranberries for garnish

Line rim of glass with brown sugar. Fill glass halfway full of ice and add cranberry juice, kombucha and lemonade. Stir. Garnish with rosemary sprig and fresh cranberries.

*add 1.5 oz gin to make into a cocktail

Cranberry Ginger Sparkling Mocktail



PEPPERMINT WHITE RUSSIAN MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

2 oz strong brewed coffee
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
2 oz heavy cream
peppermint stick for garnish

Fill glass with ice and pour brewed cold coffee over ice. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts. Float cream over coffee stirring gently. Garnish with peppermint stick.

*add 1.5 oz vodka to make into a cocktail

Peppermint White Russian Mocktail



WHITE PRINCESS FIZZ MOCKTAIL

                                                                        

3 oz white cranberry juice
3 oz sparkling white grape juice
tangerine rock salt
white rock candy sucker for garnish

Line rim of glass with a lime and dip in tangerine rock salt. Combine cranberry juice and sparkling white grape juice. Garnish with white rock candy sucker.

*replace white grape juice with white wine to make into a cocktail

White Princess Fizz Mocktail