Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Everyone Loves

Non-alcoholic cocktails don't have to be a bummer. Play around with aqua frescas, shrubs, kombuchas, and fresh fruit syrups. All can be fun components in booze-free drinks like these.

Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Everyone Loves

A non-alcoholic cocktail doesn't have to be a bummer. And, there are an increasing number of reasons to enjoy them over their boozy counterpoints. For example, if you're pregnant, if you're attempting to improve your health overall, if you're taking a break from alcohol, or if you're just tired of waking up a bit groggy.

Winding Down with a Drink

That said, having something special to drink at the end of a day is a favorite ritual. A celebration of sorts, and a way for to transition from to-do list mode, into a more relaxed frame of mind. I'm hoping these will provide some booze-free inspiration. Play around with aqua frescas, shrubs, kombuchas, and fresh fruit syrups. All can be fun components in mocktail type drinks. I like to keep the components in nice jars and decanters, and serve in pretty glassware. Enjoy!

1. Rose & Rhubarb Soda - (QUITOKEETO)
Keep blushy pink rhubarb syrup on hand, and you're just a splash away from a special soda. I love this for brunches, it's the perfect special non-alcoholic cocktail, and if you serve the syrup on the side everyone can sweeten to their liking. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

2. Hibiscus, Lemongrass, Basil, and Honey Sweet Iced Tea - (Half Baked Harvest)
If there's hibiscus being brewed, I'm drinking it. Especially if something like this! I love the tangy sourness of this flower, and the incredible saturation of (anti-oxidant-packed) color. Hibiscus, lemongrass, lime and basil, in one electric iced tea. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

3. Beet-Sumac Soda - (Healthyish)
When it comes to making a non-alcoholic cocktail feel special, color can do a lot of the heavy lifting. Just look at this beauty. Fresh beet juice is paired with a quick syrup made from tangy sumac. Then you have bit of spritz from soda water, and a jolt of fresh lemon. Love this for autumn. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

4. Homemade Tarragon Soda - (101 Cookbooks)
This is what you do with any leftover tarragon you find in your refrigerator. When you steep sprigs of it, the scent is like falling into a cloud of anise, and fennel, and green-ish black licorice. Making a syrup from it is simple, keeps well refrigerated, and makes a beautiful soda. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

5. Pineapple Coconut Water - (101 Cookbooks)
Fresh pineapple juice is one of life's simple pleasures. Enjoy it like this, spiked with fresh ginger juice, and rounded out with coconut water for a fragrant tropical refresher. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

6. Tangerine Rosemary Mocktail - (The Merrythought)
Herbal citrus drinks are a weakness, and I love the unexpected use of tangerine juice here. The rosemary syrup is made separately, which is nice because you can sweeten to taste easily. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

7. Cranberry Rosemary Refresher - (In Sonnet's Kitchen)
The rosemary makes this refresher. Add it to your holiday repertoire this year! Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

8. Chai Blossom - (Healthyish)
I could drink this all day, every day. Perhaps the most vibrant, refreshing thing you can do with chai spices, lime juice, and club soda. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

9. Louisa Shafia's Watermelon, Mint, and Cider Vinegar Tonic - (Food52)
A beautiful summer option here. And, you can totally switch up the melon based on what you have on hand. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

10. White Peach Maple Syrup - (QUITOKEETO)
When peaches are in peak season, make this. Get the recipe here.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

11. Cider, Thyme, and Tonic Mocktail - (Offbeat + Inspired)
The combination of cider and tonic here, with a bridge of thyme, is quite brilliant. Get the recipe here.  Note: Looks like the site has changed.

Eleven Brilliant Non-Alcoholic Cocktails everyone Loves

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This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!

Suzanne

Hi Heidi, just wanted to note somewhere that the link to Offbeat + Inspired no longer functions correctly, looks like the site has been taken over by another party.

Molly

    Thanks for the heads up Molly!

    Heidi Swanson

These are perfect! Thank you so much for sharing these ideas.

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Yum, those are some genius ideas – can’t wait to try all of them soon 😉

Lisa

Hello,
These non- alcoholic cocktails look so refreshing!!! These drinks are great options to beat the heat in summers in India. Also, the way you present your blogs and recipes is astonishing. keep up the good work!!

Diksha Tomar

I love this post!! <3 <3 <3

It's barbecue season and I love eating outside and having fun but I usually don't drink alcohol in summer (I find it's so much more dehydrating!) so I'm usually stuck with a glass of water or some sugary soda… I'm going to try all those and will revert back with thoughts!

Taramunda

These are tremendous. Thank you!

Suzanne

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