For many different reasons, your New Year’s Eve guests will want alcohol-free options. Go past bottled water and Pepsi with these festive year ending “mocktails”.
New Year’s Eve Sparkler
3 oz cranberry
2 oz ginger-ale
squeeze of lemon
Pour over ice and stir.
Nojito
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp sugar
6 mint leaves
Sprite®
In a tall glass, squeeze in lime juice. Add sugar and mint leaves. Crush with a muddler or a long spoon. Fill with ice and top with Sprite. Give it a nice stir and enjoy.
Summer Breeze
Orange Juice
Sour Mix
Sprite®
Mix equal parts orange juice and sour mix over ice. Add a splash of Sprite.
Rail Splitter
2 tsp simple syrup
1 lemon wedge
ginger-ale
Pour simple syrup over ice. Squeeze in lemon juice. Balance with ginger-ale and stir.
I know I can always count on you for good alcohol-free recipes – I’ll probably keep it simple for this evening, and just go with the ever-reliable Ginger Ale. Cheaper than my preferred Red Bull & Pineapple Juice. Cheers, friend!