6 Creative Mocktail Recipes for Your Next Soirée

Because sometimes you want a cocktail — but without the headache. Enter: The mocktail. More bars and restaurants are also adding non-alcoholic drinks to their menus, a trend that we are here for and excited to fully embrace.

And who said a mocktail needs to be boring? Kimpton bartenders have put together 6 creative recipes that will excite your palate and satiate that desire for an ice cold glass in hand on a warm spring day.

Mocktail Recipe #1: Root Highball

If looking for a mocktail-of-the-earth, try out the Root Highball.

Mocktail #1: Root Highball. (Photo Credit: Alex Lvrs)

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Mocktail Recipe #2: Language of Flowers

Because is there anything more Spring-like than blackberries, lemon, and mint? No, no there isn’t.

Mocktail #2: Language of Flowers. (Photo Credit: Melissa Walker)

Language of Flowers

Courtesy of 312 Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

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Equipment

• Glass: Rocks

Ingredients

  

• 2 ounces Blackberry syrup
• 1 ounce Lemon juice
• 4 Mint leaves
• Splash of soda water

Garnish with 2 skewered blackberries and a mint sprig

Instructions

 

• Dry shake all ingredients except the soda water and double strain into a glass with crushed ice.
• Top with a splash of soda water and garnish.

Mocktail Recipe #3: The Bramble

Also known as an Apple-Pear Shrub, this fruity and earthy mocktail is perfect in place of a glass of Chardonnay.

Mocktail #3: The Bramble. (Photo Credit: Pesce Huang)

The Bramble

Courtesy of Bambara in Salt Lake City, Utah

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Equipment

• Glass: Highball

Ingredients

  

• 1 part Distilled white vinegar
• 1 part White sugar
• 1 part Water
• 1 part Apple (by weight)
• 1 part Pears (by weight)

Garnish with a splash of soda water and a lemon twist

Instructions

 

• Boil all ingredients and let simmer for 3 hours.
• Puree and strain into glass with ice.
• Top with a splash of soda water, to taste. Garnish with a lemon twist.
• Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Mocktail Recipe #4: Pomegranate Tonic

Another classic, fruity Spring combination: Pomegranate and lemon. Yes, please.

Mocktail Recipe #4: The Pomegranate Tonic. (Photo Credit: Rodion Kutsaiev)

Pomegranate Tonic

Courtesy of B&O American Brasserie in Baltimore, Maryland

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Equipment

• Glass: Pint or Collins

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 ounce Grenadine
• 1/2 ounce Lemon juice
• 3/4 ounce Jack Rudy Tonic syrup
• Soda water

Garnish with a lemon wheel

Instructions

 

• Shake all ingredients and strain into ice-filled glass.
• Garnish with the lemon wheel.

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Mocktail Recipe #5: Strawberry Shrub Lemonade

Because strawberry lemonade is perfect — enough said.

Mocktail Recipe #5: Strawberry Shrub Lemonade. (Photo Credit: Kim Daniels)

Strawberry Shrub Lemonade

Courtesy of 312 Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

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Equipment

• Glass: Pilsner

Ingredients

  

• 2 ounces Strawberry shrub
• 2 ounces Lemon juice
• 1 ounce Simple syrup

Garnish with a mint sprig

Instructions

 

• Shake all ingredients and add to glass filled with crushed ice.
• Garnish with the mint sprig.

Mocktail Recipe #6: Hibiscus Tea & Lemonade

A twist on the classic flavor combination of strawberry and lemonade, this hibiscus alternative may just become a new summertime go-to.

Mocktail Recipe #6: Hibiscus Tea & Lemonade. (Photo Credit: Katarzyna Pracuch)

Hibiscus Tea & Lemonade

Courtesy of B&O American Brasserie in Baltimore, Maryland

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Equipment

• Glass: Pint or Collins

Ingredients

  

• 1 part Hibiscus tea
• 1 part Lemonade

Garnish with a lemon wheel

Instructions

 

• Pour equal portions of hibiscus tea and lemonade into an ice-filled glass.
• Garnish with the lemon wheel.

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So, which mocktail will be your go-to this spring and summer? We can’t wait to find out. Cheers!