Alcohol Free Cocktails
All the ingredients in the recipes which follow use non-alcoholic or de-alcoholised lagers, wines, ciders, vermouths, Champaigns. Pastis is an aniseed drink, which tastes similar to Pernod/Ouzo/Ricard.
- Unless otherwise stated, the drinks can be served in standard wine glasses.
- Try to ensure all drinks are served chilled with ice.
- B or S means a blender or shaker is required. If resources are low, a large screw top jar can be used as a shaker.
- Go wild with your choice of decoration for added effect.
Champers
bucks fizz
Fill your glass half full with orange juice. Top up with champaign and float a piece of orange on top.
fraise royale
Blend a tin of strawberries and cover the bottom of the glass with them. Top up - slowly - with champaign. Serve with a strawberry on a cocktail stick.
berlini
Fill glass half full with peach nectar. Top up with champaign and serve with a slice of lemon or peach slice.
vermouth
Vampire (tall glass)
Ice cubes.
One measure of sweet vermouth.
One measure of pastis.
Top up with red grape juice.
Serve with a straw, lemon, parasol and cherry.
Red Velvet
Ice cubes.
One measure of dry vermouth.
Top up with cherry juice.
Decorate with lemon, parasol, cherry and straw.
Passionate Knight (S) (tall glass)
Ice.
One measure dry vermouth.
One teaspoon coconut syrup.
Top up with passion fruit nectar.
Shake well.
Serve with lemon, cherry, parasol, straw and stirrer.
Purple Haze (small glass)
Ice cubes.
One measure of dry vermouth.
One measure of blackcurrant cordial.
Decorate with lemon.
Yellow Cab
Ice.
One measure dry vermouth.
Top up with grapefruit juice.
Dash of soda.
Decorate with lemon slice, cherry, parasol, straw and stirrer.
Tropicana (tall glass)
Ice cubes.
One measure dry vermouth.
One teaspoon of coconut syrup.
Half fill with pineapple juice.
Top up with sparkling mineral water.
Garnish with lemon, cherry, straw and stirrer.
dreamy creamy
Bananarama (B)
(To make one litre - 6 drinks).
Slice one medium sized banana into a blender.
Add one small or half a large can of dessert topping.
One tablespoon of coconut syrup.
Fill blender to one litre mark with pineapple juice.
Blend ingredients together, pour over ice into glasses.
Decorate with lemon, parasol, cherry and straw.
Good Health (S)
(Serves 3)
Pour 500ml soya milk, 2 tablespoons apple and pear concentrate and one tablespoon lemon juice into a shaker.
Add ice and top up with apple juice.
Shake.
Pour into glasses and decorate with lemon, apple, cherry, parasol and straw.
Desert Island Dream (B)
(To make one litre - 6 drinks).
One small can of strawberries.
One small or half a large can of dessert topping.
Fill blender to one litre mark with passionfruit juice (apricot or peach juice can be used instead).
Blend ingredients together.
Pour over ice into glasses and serve with lemon, cherry, parasol and straw.
Savoury
Firecracker
Half fill glass with Taki Taki (spicey tomato cocktail).
Top up with sparkling mineral water and stir.
Decorate with silverskin onion and cucumber on a cocktail stick and stirrer.
Carrot Cocktails
Add a dash of lime to a glass of carrot juice.
Experiment combining the following juices:
Half carrot juice + half pineapple juice.
Half tomato juice + half carrot juice.
Threequarters tomato juice + one quarter orange juice.
Serve with ice and any of the following:
Wedge of carrot, cucumber, apple, pineapple, slice of orange, lemon, tomato, silver skin onion, stirrer and straw.
Long & Tall
Red Witch
Ice.
One measure pastis.
One dash blackcurrant cordial.
Top up with cider.
Cherry Bite
Ice.
Add one third cherry nectar, two thirds dry ginger and a small dash of lime.
Serve with lemon slice and straw.
Snakebite
Half fill glass with lager and top up with cider.
Sunset Boulevard
Ice.
Fill glass almost to top with fresh orange juice.
Add a dash of lime.
Then add a dash of grenadine syrup.
Decorate with a slice of orange, cherry, parasol and straw.
Do not stir.
Shirley Temple
Ice and cherries.
Fill glass with ginger beer.
Add a dash of grenadine syrup.
Serve with straw, stirrer, lemon, cherry and parasol.
Nectar
Ice. Half fill glass with cherry nectar and top up with passionfruit juice. Serve with straw, stirrer, lemon, cherry and parasol.
Calypso
As Forest Fire but substitute apple juice for orange juice.
Mr Twister
Ice add one third passionfruit nectar, one third apricot nectar, one third plum juice and a dash of soda. Serve with lemon, cherry, straw and stirrer.
Caribbean Cooler
Ice.
Add one third orange juice, one third mango juice and one third guava juice.
Leave to stand for 2 minutes.
Serve with orange slice, stirrer and straw.
Gypsy
Crushed ice.
Pour one third lime cordial over ice and top up with apple juice.
Serve with lemon slice, apple, cherry, straw and stirrer.
(Strong sharp drink).
Conquistador (S)
Ice.
One part lemon juice.
One part framboise (raspberry syrup).
One part lemon cordial.
Three parts pineapple juice.
Miss Fizz
Ice.
Half fill glass with passionfruit nectar. Add a dash of lime cordial.
Fill up with soda water.
Serve with orange, cherry, straw and stirrer.
Fairy Fizz
A dash of lime cordial.
Half fill with passionfruit nectar.
Fill up with ice and soda water.
Garnish with orange slice and a cherry.
Pearl
Ice.
Fill glass with pear juice.
Add a dash of pure lemon juice.
Serve with straw, stirrer and lemon slice.
Medley
Ice.
Half fill the glass with 10-fruit.
Top up with white wine.
Stir.
Serve with wedge of fruit, straw and stirrer.
Forest Fire
Ice.
Half fill the glass with orange juice, top up with ginger beer.
Serve with slice of orange, cherry, parasol, straw and stirrer.
Grape Julep
Ice.
One measure mint syrup.
Small dash of lime.
Top up with white grape juice.
Decorate with two green cherries and a parasol.
Passion Cooler
Ice
.
Half fill glass with passionfruit nectar and top up with orange juice.
Serve with orange slice, cherry and a straw.
Combinations:
Experiment combining the following juices:
One quarter pineapple juice, one quarter apple juice, half soda.
Half & Half:
Grapefruit + white grape juice.
Apricot nectar + white grape juice.
Pineapple juice + white grape juice.
Passionfruit nectar + white grape juice.
Tonic water + white grape juice.
Passionfruit nectar + soda water.
Three quarters cherry nectar + one quarter red grape juice.
Three quarters white grape juice + one quarter apricot nectar.
Three quarters plum juice + one quarter white grape juice.
Serve each one in a tall glass with ice and fruit garnishes, a straw and stirrer.
dreamy creamy
Slim Jim
Ice.
One measure pastis topped up with red grape juice.
Served with lemon.
Spruce
Half fill glass with chilled white wine and top up with white grape juice.
Sparkle
Ice.
Half fill glass with prune juice and top up with mineral water.
Serve with slice of lemon.
Strawberry Affair (B)
(Low calorie creamy cocktail)
Serves three.
Pour one small tub of strawberry yogurt into blender and add three times the quantity of apricot or peach nectar or apple juice.
Blend ingredients together and serve with cherry and strawberry.
Workout
Ice.
One measure of pastis topped up with low calorie bitter lemon.
Serve with lemon.
Waistliner
Half fill glass with dry white wine and top up with mineral water.
Good Day
Ice in a tall glass.
Half fill with orange juice.
Top up with grapefruit juice.
Serve with stirrer, orange slice, parasol and straw.
Trim
Half fill glass with red/white wine and top up with pineapple juice.