Hey there … we are hosting a Mocktail tasting competition in our college and i need 3 mocktails for said competition

1. Easy
2. Medium
3. Hard ( not to hard )

The participants will be guessing the ingredients used to make said mocktails and give an appropriate name to the mocktails according to them

If possible i need some simple but creative recipes… we are students hosting it in our own so it would be helpful if the ingredients are cheap and easily available

In you’re in the US, Trader Joe’s has the best deals on alcohol-free drinks, year round. They have Sparkling Tea (which tastes like speaking wine), Sugar Plum Sparkling beverage (juice and sparkling water combined), Something Spritzy canned mocktails, sparkling rose hibiscus tea canned mocktail, and ginger beer. I added a couple of bottle of Pellegrino for good measure.

Even some of the drinkers partook in mocktails this Thanksgiving.

I need help picking out a cocktail brand for my sober SIL. I’ve looked up Ghia and Curious Elixirs, but see so-so reviews. She was typically a wine and vodka soda drinker, and gave up alcohol because she was pregnant and is now breastfeeding.

Do you have any suggestions?

I've been using tonic as my main source ot bitterness or bite but then I read you're not supposed to drink it every day. What are some other things I can add to give a drink that bite? I have bitters -- how much should I add?

Howdy folks, I want to make a nice mocktail to sip on before Thanksgiving dinner with the fam to help space out the booze. I was thinking about making a virgin grapefruit Paloma, since we live in South Florida and will be wanting something crisp and refreshing. However, I just repotted a bunch of plants, and have a monstrous aloe Vera plant that needs to be cut back.

Any suggestions for something I could make using aloe gel? I would soak the leaves in cold water first to remove the aloin, then puree the gel I scoop out. I'd like something botanical and sophisticated that would make a gin, vodka, or even tequila drink if it were adapted to a cocktail (ie not overly sweet, not tropical tasting)

I'm imagining something shaken over ice so the aloe gets a bit of froth going, then maybe topped with sparkling water.

I'm happy to use bitters, doesn't have to be abaolutely zero proof.

Thank you!

I picked up this Floreale Aperitivo on a whim while back. I didn’t really know what it was trying to be when I first got it, but it exceeded my nonexistent expectations on a taste test. As it turns out, it’s very similar to a blanc vermouth (not a dry vermouth, but the kind of sweet white vermouth, like Martini & Rossi Bianco or Lillet Blanc). The flavour is very woodsy, with herbs like rosemary, white grapes, mild citrus, and floral notes.

With some experimentation, I got a very good mocktail out of it:

Wood Wife

• 2 oz Floreale Aperitivo
• 1 dash Black Walnut Bitters
• Elderflower Tonic, to top (~2 oz)
• Orange Twist

Add the aperitivo and bitters to a rocks glass with large ice, stir until chilled, top with tonic. Express orange peel and garnish.

It has a nice evolution, starting with bright orange and rosemary, into floral nuttiness, and resolving with vanilla and orange bitterness. Very refreshing, and very similar in feel to a lot of low ABV vermouth cocktails.

1.5 oz gin alternative (Fluere) 1.5 oz bittersweet apertivo (Wilderton) 2 full droppers of lavender bitters (All the Bitter) Top with soda (Casamara Club Como) Orange slices

I technically didn't measure but this is probably pretty close. And a big thanks to this community for getting me excited again about mixology again (that I can actually tolerate consuming). I've been trying out the suggestions and playing around and finally impressed myself with this one.

Has anyone tried making NA mulled wine? How was it?

Nice relaxing beverage during a snow storm, it has a unique flavor, little on the pricey side but I think it’s worth buying here and there

this combo tastes so much like a sour watermelon candy it is ridiculous! would also be good mixed with sparkling water/coconut water/kombucha/ginger beer/sprite etc. ooh or with a nice lil chamoy/tajin rim

I learned about this brand here on this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mocktails/s/uGprIETzxM

And enjoyed the blood orange jalapeño flavor mentioned. It tasted great on its own or as mixer and didn’t have a lot of sugar.

Sadly looks like the brand is going out of business. They are out of the blood orange one but everything is 20% off

https://avecdrinks.com/collections/shop-all

I’m having a small celebration with my family for my one year sober anniversary on Saturday, and I wanted to ask this sub for some easy mocktail ideas- with ingredients that we could easily pick up from stores that wouldn’t be a hassle to get. I love fruity drinks especially, and it’d be a bonus if they were girly type drinks that look cute LOL. Any ideas would be appreciated!! 🍹

I’m co-hosting a mocktail mixology party this week, so I have created a new mocktail, inspired by one of my favorite cocktails, the Aviation, dubbed the Imitiation Aviation:

45ml New London Light NA gin alternative

15ml freshly squeezed lemon juice

15ml simple syrup

15ml Fabbri Violet syrup

5 drops almond extract

5 drops cherry extract

This was concocted off the top of my head, derived in part from my standard aviation recipe with some bits derived from other mocktail imitations. I am extremely pleased with my first try! It was quite well balanced, not too sweet, with nice complexity, and a floral, citrus, and juniper blend that was reminiscent of a true aviation. And the spirulina in the violet syrup, when diluted with the other ingredients, gave the mocktail a very nice pale blue hue that a good aviation should have!

I find NLL to be a nice subsitute for gin in mocktails, with a pronounced juniper profile. Luxardo liqueur is a bit harder to substitute, as it has sweetness, a hint of cherry, and pronounced woody, bitter notes. The cherry and almond extract did a good job at filling notes reminiscent of Luxardo.

Sharing my favorite NA Old Fashioned recipe.

Muddle a cherry, orange slice, splash of bitters, and 1 oz of Liber & Co. Caramelized Fig Syrup in the bottom of a cocktail glass. (You can modify syrup amount if needed to get to desired sweetness.)

Add ice and then add in 2 oz of Gnista Barreled Oak and 4 oz of Spiritless Kentucky 74 (or your NA bourbon of choice — sometimes I do half Spiritless and half Seir Hill Mashville).

Throw/roll/tumble the mix once into another glass or shaker before pouring back into cocktail glass. Enjoy! The Gnista and fig give it a nice complexity that feels very appropriate for fall.

What other NA Old Fashioned variations are your go-to? Also would love to hear how you use your Gnista Barreled Oak.