Perfect thirst quenchers

Colourful and full of flavour, mocktails give party-goers all the fun of a cocktail with none of the bite. A crash course on top mocktail preparations for the festive season.

No longer are mocktails just cocktails without alcohol. Colourful and full of flavour, mocktails give party-goers all the fun of a cocktail with none of the bite.

Any drink recipe can be modified by simply leaving the alcohol out, however these recipes represent some of the more common and popular mocktails. They also offer patrons space for creativity and experimentation in terms of ingridients.

So, let your creativity run wild this party season without getting high with are some favourite mocktails and their methods of preparation:

Green Dolphin

Ingredients
Blue Curacao Syrup 10 ml
Coconut Syrup 15 ml
Lemon Juice 20 ml
Mango Juice 120 ml
Ice cubes
Mint leaves – for garnishing

Method of preparation:
Blend all the syrups in a blender.
Fill ice cubes in a tall glass.
Pour the drink from the blender into the glass.
Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Brown Ice

Ingredients
Vanilla Syrup 30 ml
Chocolate Ice Cream 2 scoops
Pineapple Juice 60 ml
Crushed Ice
Chocolate Sauce – for garnishing

Method of preparation:
Blend syrups and ice cream in a blender.
Put crushed ice in a large glass.
Pour in contents of the blender into the glass.
Garnish with few drops of chocolate sauce.

Black is back

Ingredients
Black Currant Syrup 15 ml
Pineapple Juice 100 ml
Vanilla Ice Cream 2 scoops
Ice Cubes
Black grape – for garnishing

Method of preparation:
Blend all except ice in a blender.
Put ice in a large glass and pour the drink in the glass.
Slit grape till ¾ and place on the rim of the glass and serve.
Fruit World

Ingredients
Orange Juice 120ml
Fresh peeled and cored peach halves 2 pieces
Fresh Lime Juice 10ml
Peach Syrup 15ml
Ice cubes

Method of preparation:
Blend all in a blender with ice cubes.
Pour in long stem glass and serve.

Sin City

Ingredients
Cinnamon Syrup 20 ml
Brown Sugar 2 teaspoon
Lemon Juice 10 ml
Limca 60 ml
Lime Juice Cordial 10 ml
Ice cubes

Method of preparation:
Shake all except ice cubes in a shaker vigorously.
Fill glass with ice cubes till half and pour drink over it.
Serve chilled.

Seriously pomegranate

Ingredients
Pomegranate juice – 30 ml
Orange squash – 10 ml
Pineapple juice – 80 ml
Soda – 20 ml
Lime juice – a dash

For garnishing:
Sweet lime – 1 slice

Method of preparation:
Put ice cubes in a glass.
Add pineapple juice and top with soda.
Serve garnished with sweet lime.