In the United States, the fashion for these non-alcoholic cocktails is crazy: here are the tastiest ones.
What is “Mocktail”
It is is a very popular neologism in the United States. It serves to indicate something that has been present with always: non-alcoholic cocktails.
Yet the mocktails are tasty, they are friends of the liver and the driver’s license. Everything comes from a play on words: “mock” in English means “fake”.
Shirley Temple
Named on the American actress – Shirley Temple. It is the most famous of the non-alcoholic cocktails. It was invented in the 1930s at the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. It is in honor of the child actress and dancer. It is obtained by mixing two parts of ginger ale and one part of grenadine syrup .
Non-alcoholic Bloody Mary
Tomato Succo, lemon juice, rosemary, celery, Tabasco sauce, garlic powder, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce and green olives. The non-alcoholic version of the famous cocktail was born in New York in 1939 .
Spritz ginger with basil and grapefruit
It is prepared with ginger soda, grapefruit, fresh basil and basil syrup. You can prepare it at home with sugar, water and fresh basil.
Grapefruit Mocktail
Yellow grapefruit, ripe pears, a few slices of lime and cubed ice. It takes very little for a good mocktail!
Non-alcoholic green copa
This mocktail is made with water, fresh lime juice, avocado, sugar and agave syrup. And it is enriched with sugar, thyme, ice and seltzer.
Lavender and lemon
To prepare it, simply mix lemon juice, lavender syrup and a teaspoon of grenadine (sugar and pomegranate juice). Plus a splash of non-alcoholic bitter and a sprig of lavender for garnish.
Rainbow of fruit
One of the classic “non-alcoholic fruit. To prepare it you have to squeeze and mix watermelon, peach, kiwi, banana, strawberries, icing sugar and lemon.
Body building
Lots of vitamins for this mocktail made with avocado, banana, mango, honey and plain water.
Buffalo Bill
Energy cocktail prepared with orange juice, grenadine, an egg yolk and a slice of orange.
Capri
Banana cream, white cocoa cream and a splash of cream. Very, very chic.