Top 10 summer mocktails to try in 2024

This is a list of recipes for people who want to enjoy all the benefits of cocktail culture this summer but don’t want any alcohol. Stop searching the internet for “best summer mocktails”, “summer mocktail recipes”, or “why does it hurt when I do this?*” and look right this way. 

These mocktail recipes make a mockery of nothing. They’re delicious, simple, and still let you play home bartender. Here’s our top 10 summer mocktails to try in 2024.

The Top 10 summer mocktails to try in 2024

Botivo Paloma

Botivo is a non-alcoholic botanical aperitivo blended in small batches using rosemary, wormwood, orange zest, gentian, and thyme infused with aged British apple cider vinegar and balanced with organic wildflower honey. Its vibrant profile works with elderflower tonic, apple soda, or a nice simple non-alc Paloma, typically a Tequila-based cocktail.

Ingredients:

25ml Botivo

75ml grapefruit juice

Top up with soda water

Garnish: a wedge of pink grapefruit

Method: 

Build by adding the Botivo and grapefruit juice in a Highball glass. Top with soda water then garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit. You can add 25ml Tequila for an alcoholic version.

Rhubarb 0.0% Gin & Tonic

An all-year-round classic serve, but made by swapping your regular gin for a handy alternative from Whitley Neill, its Rhubarb & Ginger Alcohol Free Gin.

Ingredients:

50ml Whitley Neill Rhubarb & Ginger Alcohol Free

Top up with tonic water

Garnish: a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint

Method: 

Add Whitley Neill Rhubarb & Ginger 0.0% to a balloon glass filled with ice. Top with premium tonic water and garnish with a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint.

Lyre’s Daiquiri

You deserve a Daiquiri even if you’re off the hard stuff so good thing Lyre’s has a super little substitute for rum in the form of a White Cane Spirit. This recipe still gives you the balance of sweet and sour you know and love.

Ingredients:

50ml Lyre’s White Cane Spirit

25ml simple syrup (made to a 1:1 sugar to water ratio)

30ml lime juice

A pinch of salt

Garnish: a lime zest

Method: 

Place all ingredients (except the garnish) in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Fine strain into a chilled Coupette glass and garnish with a piece of lime zest. 

Glen Dochus Derby

This cocktail is based on the classic Brown Derby – a real ‘Old Hollywood’ drink considered to be a ‘brunch’ cocktail. No-alcohol whisky makers Glen Dochus describe it as the “Perfect choice, whether you’re getting ready for a night on the town or tucking into a full Scottish at the weekend”. 

Ingredients:

45ml Glen Dochus

30ml fresh grapefruit juice

5ml Scottish heather honey

A dash of lemon juice

Garnish: a grapefruit twist

Method: 

Add all the ingredients except the garnish to a cocktail shaker and give it a good mix. Pour into a chilled coupe glass, garnish, and enjoy.

Ámbar Carajillo

Almave Ambar Non-Alcoholic Blue Agave Spirit was made by master distiller of Casa Lumbre, Iván Saldaña, in a collab with Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton. This is the brand’s take on the Carajillo, a popular cocktail from Mexico traditionally made with espresso.

Ingredients:

50ml Almave Ambar Non-Alcoholic Blue Agave Spirit

25ml cold brew concentrate

10ml Agave Nectar

3 dashes of Orange Bitters

1 dash of Aromatic Bitters

A dash of salt

Garnish: an orange peel

Method: 

Combine all ingredients in a shaker then add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a small Coupe glass, shaking out all that good foam for a nice head. Lightly squeeze an orange peel on top and discard the peel.

Vibey Iced Tea

This recipe came from Camille Vidal, a bartender-turned-mindful-drinking coach who used the unique Three Spirit Social Elixir (a blend of 11 plant-based ingredients from around the world, including lion’s mane, cacao, damiana, and yerba mate) to make a simple, delicious and party-friendly serve. This recipe makes a pitcher, as pictured. 

Ingredients:

250ml Three Spirit Social Elixir

250ml hibiscus tea

Top with ginger ale

Garnish: orange wheels and mint sprigs

Method: 

Build in a carafe and serve over ice into rock glasses. Garnish with orange wheels and mint sprigs.

Pentire Margarita

To create this healthy, no-alc riff on the classic Margarita, Pentire took all its finest coastal botanicals and blended them with lime, agave, sea salt and a dash of Mexican chilli. To make a fresh and zingy cocktail that’s entirely ready to drink, all you need to do is add ice and a garnish. How simple is that?

Ingredients:

100ml Pentire Margarita

Garnish: a lime wedge and a slice of chilli

Method: 

Pour 100ml into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge and a slice of chilli.

Autumn Spritz

If you thought there wasn’t an option for you Limoncello fiends, then you’re wrong. Pallini Limonzero was designed to capture all the flavours of Pallini Limoncello without the alcohol, which you can Spritz without the sauce. 

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Pallini Limonzero

3 oz non-alc sparkling wine/Prosecco (if you do want a drop of booze)

0.75 oz Lemon Juice

0.5 oz Ginger Syrup

2 dashes Aromatic Bitters

Garnish: lemon or orange slices

Method: 

Add all the ingredients to a large wine glass filled with ice and garnish with lemon or orange slices.

Citizen Spritz Passion Fruit

Another grab-and-go serve here. Citizen Spritz’s Passion Fruit Instant Spritz Mix means you can have a teetotal Pornstar Martini by just adding soda water, ice, and your garnish. Nice and easy. 

Ingredients:

50ml Citizen Spritz Passion Fruit – Alcohol-Free Instant Spritz Mix

Soda water

Garnish: passion fruit seeds or a sprig of rosemary

Method: 

Add 50ml of the Citizen Spritz Passion Fruit – Alcohol-Free Instant Spritz Mix into an ice-filled glass then top with soda water. Garnish with passion fruit seeds or a sprig of rosemary.

Forest Non-Alcoholic Espresso Martini

The Espresso Martini is one of the most popular cocktails around so it’s essential to have a good no-alc alternative. That’s what Everleaf created here. All the caffeinated goodness, none of the booze. 

Ingredients:

50ml Everleaf Forest

50ml espresso or cold brew coffee

15ml sugar syrup

Garnish: coffee beans, vanilla pods, cacao powder

Method: 

Combine all ingredients except garnish in a cocktail tin, shake with ice and strain into a Coupette glass. Garnish abundantly with coffee beans, vanilla pods, and cacao powder.

 

*You should stop doing that one because it’s stupid. Everyone knows if you want to self-diagnose on the internet, you upload embarrassing pictures to Facebook. 

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