5 mocktail recipes for your spring and summer celebrations

Sip and savor these delicious non-alcoholic beverages at your next gathering

5 mocktail recipes for your spring and summer celebrations

Spring and summer are perfect for hosting outdoor gatherings, and serving refreshing mocktails is a fantastic way to ensure all your guests can enjoy delicious, non-alcoholic beverages. We've compiled a list of five tantalizing mocktail recipes that will add a touch of sophistication and flavor to your next celebration.

 

Cucumber-Mint Cooler

Cucumber-Mint Cooler mocktail recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 large cucumber, peeled and seeded

  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves

  • 1/4 cup lime juice

  • 2 cups club soda

  • 1/4 cup simple syrup

  • Ice

  • Mint sprigs and cucumber slices, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a blender, puree cucumber and mint leaves until smooth.

  2. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.

  3. Add lime juice, club soda, and simple syrup, stirring to combine.

  4. Fill glasses with ice, pour the cucumber-mint cooler over, and garnish with mint sprigs and cucumber slices.

 

Watermelon-Lime Spritzer

Watermelon-Lime Spritzer-rmocktail-recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups seedless watermelon, cubed

  • 1/4 cup lime juice

  • 2 cups sparkling water

  • Ice

  • Lime wedges and watermelon slices, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a blender, puree watermelon until smooth.

  2. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.

  3. Add lime juice and sparkling water, stirring to combine.

  4. Fill glasses with ice, pour the watermelon-lime spritzer over, and garnish with lime wedges and watermelon slices.

 

Pineapple-Ginger Fizz

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups pineapple juice

  • 1/4 cup ginger syrup

  • 2 cups club soda

  • Ice

  • Pineapple wedges and crystallized ginger, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a pitcher, combine pineapple juice and ginger syrup.

  2. Add club soda, stirring gently to mix.

  3. Fill glasses with ice, pour the pineapple-ginger fizz over, and garnish with pineapple wedges and crystallized ginger.

 

Virgin Strawberry Mojito

Virgin Strawberry Mojito Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves

  • 1/4 cup simple syrup

  • 1/4 cup lime juice

  • 2 cups club soda

  • Ice

  • Strawberry slices and mint sprigs, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a pitcher, muddle strawberries and mint leaves.

  2. Add simple syrup, lime juice, and club soda, stirring to combine.

  3. Fill glasses with ice, pour the virgin strawberry mojito over, and garnish with strawberry slices and mint sprigs.

 

Citrus-Rosemary Mocktail

Citrus-Rosemary Mocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup orange juice

  • 1/2 cup grapefruit juice

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice

  • 1/4 cup rosemary simple syrup

  • 2 cups club soda

  • Ice

  • Lemon slices and rosemary sprigs, for garnish

Instructions:

  1. In a pitcher, combine orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, and rosemary simple syrup.

  2. Add club soda, stirring gently to mix.

  3. Fill glasses with ice, pour the citrus-rosemary mocktail over, and garnish with lemon slices and rosemary sprigs.

 

These five refreshing mocktail recipes are perfect for adding a touch of elegance and flavor to your spring and summer celebrations. With their vibrant colors, tantalizing flavors.

Don’t forget the glassware. The use of pretty glassware when serving drinks is important in creating an enjoyable and memorable experience for the drinker.


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Akeshi Akinseye

Akeshi Akinseye is the founder and CEO of Kesh Events and is the leading expert in the wedding and event industry on all things celebrations.

She is widely regarded as One of the best Wedding planners in America by Brides, Top 5 wedding vendors in the world by WEDLUXE, top wedding planner in Chicago by PartySlate and more. 

Her insights and work have been featured in national publications like Brides, PartySlate, Modern Luxury Weddings, Inside Weddings, Yahoo, ESPN, New York Times etc and she appears regularly in media outlets like ABC, The Tribune and more.

She is the author of the best-selling book, The Art of Floral And Event Design” and founder and editor of celebrations and lifestyle magazine, The Art of Celebrating. Her creativity, keen eye, attention to detail and knack for perfection is what her clients love about her. She brings the art of creativity and personalization to every single event making her the best at what she does. Akeshi honors the individual styles of her clients and she continually strives to make every experience one to remember.

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