Dry January is here and it’s time to help guests looking to abstain this month and throughout the year. Luckily, creative mocktail recipes about; here are eight that we like, and here’s our spirit-free drinks roundup from 2024.
Lavender Lie
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Ritual alcohol-free tequila
- ¾ oz. Lavender syrup
- 1 oz. Lemon
- ½ oz. Grapefruit juice
- 1 tsp. Butterfly pea flower
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and shake.
- Strain into coupe glass.
Notes
The mixologists at Dirty Habit in Hotel Zelos in San Francisco created this recipe.
Fresh Widow
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Beet tea
- ½ oz. Pineapple
- ¼ oz. Simple syrup
- ¼ oz. Lime juice
- 2 oz. Fever Tree grapefruit soda
- Lime wedge
Instructions
- Combine tea, pineapple, syrup and lime juice.
- Shake well and strain into a highball glass.
- Top grapefruit soda and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Notes
Jessica Dure, beverage director at South Village Hospitality, created this recipe for Cosmo in New York.
#GINNING
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Lyre’s London Dry
- ½ oz. Monin elderflower syrup
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- Fever Tree ginger beer
Instructions
- Combine first three ingredients in mixing tin with ice
- Shake and strain into Champagne flute.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with coconut whip and gold dust.
Notes
The mixologists at Lovelorn Lounge in the Tempo by Hilton Nashville Downtown created this recipe.
Island Time
Ingredients
- ¾ oz. Ginger syrup
- 2 oz. Pineapple juice
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- ½ oz. Honey syrup
- Club soda
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients into a shaker.
- Add ice, and shake hard.
- Strain into Collins glass.
- Garnish with a mint leaf.
Notes
The mixologists at Dear Strangers in New York created this recipe
Discover
Ingredients
- ¼ oz. Lemon juice
- ¾ oz. Pineapple juice
- ½ oz. Cinnamon syrup
- 1 ½ oz. Pathfinder non-alcoholic amaro
- Top with Prima Pave non-alcoholic sparkling wine
Instructions
- Combine ingredients (except wine) and shake.
- Pour into wine glass.
- Top with NA sparkling wine.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Notes
The mixologists at Park Hyatt New York created this recipe.
Pomegranate Tai Mai
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Pomegranate juice
- 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
- 1 oz. Mango puree
- ½ oz. Basil syrup
- splash of Soda
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and shake.
- Pour into Collins glass.
- Top with soda.
- Garnish with dried lemon wheel.
Notes
The mixologists at Bombay Brasserie in San Francisco created this recipe.
N/A Floradora
Ingredients
- Handful of fresh raspberries
- 1 ½ oz. Non-alcoholic gin
- 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
- ½ oz. Simple syrup
- Ginger beer to top off
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add a handful of fresh raspberries.
- Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently mash the raspberries, releasing their juices.
- Pour in the non-alcoholic gin, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake.
- Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice.
- Top with ginger beer and stir.
Notes
The mixologists at SHOR Bazaar in Los Angeles created this recipe.
