If, like us, you are attempting to have a dry January, and you’ve also made a New Year’s resolution to stay healthy, then you are going to love this post. Why? Because we have pulled together eight different non-alcoholic (and healthy!) cocktail recipes – one for every flavour of Simply Nectar. You can call them mocktails, not-tails or even virgin cocktails. Whatever you call them you can be safe in the knowledge that these drinks contain no alcohol.
The non-alcoholic cocktails drinks will have you feeling fresh, happy and hydrated, and they’ll certainly help you stick to that healthy diet. Plus they won’t leave you craving alcohol as they will keep you full and satisfied. In fact, they may even whisk you away to far away shores. The exotic flavours will make you think you’re sipping cocktails on a sandy beach under the blazing sun. Well, until you open your eyes and look out the window of course.
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We hope you enjoy our suggestions. Good luck with the resolutions!
Winter Delight
- 250ml Pear Simply Nectar
- 50ml Cranberry juice
- 30ml Citron Pressé Simply Nectar
- Slice of lemon
- Cinnamon stick
Take a cocktail shaker and fill half of it with ice. Pour over the Pear Simply Nectar, cranberry juice and Citron Presse Simply Nectar. Shake the cocktail well and strain martini glasses. Pierce a round slice of lemon with a cinnamon stick and lay across the top of the glass.
Safe sex on the Beach
- 150ml Orange Simply Nectar
- 150ml pineapple juice
- 50ml Peach Simply Nectar
- Juice of half a line
- Wedge of lime
- Orange peel
Add the Orange Simply Nectar, Peach Simply Nectar, pineapple juice and lime juice to a cocktail shaker that is half filled with ice. Shake the mixture and strain into highball glasses. Top with ice and garnish with a lime wedge and orange peel.
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A Passion for Mangoes
- 250ml Mango Simply Nectar
- 100ml Orange Simply Nectar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Juice of one lime
- 50ml soda water
Add the Mango Simply Nectar, Orange Simply Nectar, lime and honey to a coktail shaker that is a quarter full with ice. Give the mixture a good shake and top with soda water. Stir the drink and strain into highball glasses. Top with ice if desired.
Apricot Dream
- 85ml Apricot Simply Nectar
- 70ml white grape juice
- 30ml ginger ale
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
Pour the Apricot Simply Nectar, white grape juice, ginger beer, and most of the ground clove into a cocktail mixer. Top with ice and shake. Strain the mixture into a martini glass and sprinkle the rest of the ground clove on top of the drink.
Virgin Bellini
- 60ml Peach Simply Nectar
- 1 teaspoon grenadine syrup
- 60ml soda water
- Fresh raspberries
Add the Peach Simply Nectar to a champagne flute followed by the teaspoon of grenadine. Top the flute with soda water, garnish with fresh raspberries and serve.
Sucking bitter lemons
- 200ml Citron Pressé Simply Nectar
- 200ml ginger ale
- 1 tsp grenadine syrup
- 1 dash bitters
- Orange slice
Add the Lemon Simply Nectar, grenadine and bitters to ice-filled highball glasses. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a slice of orange.
Raspberry Sunset
Raspberry Sunset
- 200ml Raspberry Simply Nectar
- 100ml Peach Simply Nectar
- 50ml Guava juice
- 50ml soda water
- Fresh raspberries
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the Raspberry Simply Nectar, Peach Simply Nectar and guava juice. Shake the mixture well and top with soda water. Stir the drink and strain into glasses. Top with ice (if required) and garnish with fresh raspberries.
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