Pomegranate Black Tea Collins, simple and flavorful. We forwent a garnish on this one because the beauty is the simplicity Simple yet flavorful, this week's Mocktail Monday is light and tart, with just a hint of spice from the ginger beer and a touch of bitterness from the tannins in the tea on the back of the palate. Built in the glass we're going to serve it in, it doesn't get much simpler than this. Don't be fooled, though. While it might be low on effort, it's high on fla

The finished Strawberry Balsamic Spritz, Garnished with some (definitely not frozen) strawberries. Admittedly I would have rather used a single fresh strawberry, but you make do with what you have some times. It's so crazy, it just might work... is what I thought when this popped into my head, and what do ya know? It did! I know it might sound like I went off the deep end, but you gotta try this one. I have been meaning to start tinkering with shrubs for a while, but hadn't g

It's another mocktail Monday! We are back from our break, and with the weather warming up we wanted to bring on the summer vibes. Its light, its bright, its summer in a glass, and best of all its 100% alcohol free. Recipe: Strawberry Coconut Collins (N/A) Ingredients: 2 medium strawberries* 2 oz coconut water 0.5 oz cream of coconut 1 oz lemon juice ~3 oz club soda Optional (but highly recommended): 1/8 oz imitation rum flavor 4 dashes El Guapo Polynesian Kiss bitters 4 dashe

With spring in the air and St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, we wanted something light, refreshing, and of course… green. Enter the Emerald Tonic. Subtle cucumber is offset by bright kiwi and citrus, with just a splash of bitterness from the tonic to add a little complexity. It checks all the boxes and is perfect for celebrating the warmer days ahead. Recipe: Emerald Tonic (N/A) Ingredients: 4 cucumber slices (~¼" thick) Juice of 1 lime (~1 oz) Juice of ½ kiwi 2 oz p

Today’s Mocktail Monday is an early nod to spring, because if we can’t control the weather, we can at least control what’s in the glass. Lemon brings the vibrant sour, lavender adds those soft floral notes, and the egg white gives it that silky, cocktail-bar foam moment. It’s light, refreshing, and a just a little bougie(without the booze). Recipe: Lavender Sour(N/A) Ingredients: 1 oz lavender syrup 1 oz fresh lemon juice 3 oz cold water 1 egg white 4 dashes lavender bitters(

Today’s Mocktail is inspired by a cocktail I had on my first trip to Colombia with my wife, a trip that definitely holds a special place in my heart. The passion fruit brings bright, tropical acidity and that unmistakable tang, while the orgeat rounds everything out with a smooth, nutty sweetness. It’s vibrant, refreshing, and balanced, the kind of drink that instantly transports you somewhere warm. (Which with the cold front that just rolled through is definitely a plus) Rec

Happy (Belated) Mocktail Monday This week’s mocktail is perfect for hosting. It’s completely batchable, ready to pour, and keeps really well for a couple of days, so you’re not stuck behind a shaker while everyone else is having fun. Recipe: King Cake Nitro Coffee Mocktini Yields: 1 quart (about 4–5 martini servings) Special Equipment: 1 Liter iSi whipping canister N₂ cartridge(s) nitro tip (optional but recommended) Ingredients: 2 tablespoons freeze-dried coffee** ¾ cup half

Bright, bubbly, and booze-free. This week’s Mocktail Monday is an antioxidant powerhouse that’s sure to be a hit. Recipe: Hibiscus Bliss Yields: ~1 quart Special Equipment: 1-quart soda siphon or 1-quart iSi whipper 8-gram CO₂ cartridge Ingredients: 2¼ cups strong hibiscus tea, chilled ¾ cup pineapple juice, chilled ¾ cup pomegranate juice, chilled Build: Add all ingredients to your soda siphon or iSi canister. Secure the top and charge with one CO₂ cartridge. Shake gently to

Recipe: Crimson Sangría Single Serve: 2 oz beet juice 2 oz cranberry juice 2 oz hibiscus tea 10 drops (≈1/8 tsp) saline solution Ginger beer, to top Chopped fruit, for garnish Pitcher Batch: 1 cup beet juice 1 cup cranberry juice 1 cup hibiscus tea 1/2 tsp saline solution (or a pinch of salt) Ginger beer, added to each glass when serving Chopped fruit, for garnish Build In a glass (or pitcher), add the beet juice, cranberry juice, hibiscus tea, and saline over ice. Stir to ch

In honor of the upcoming reboot of Scrubs premiering in less than 10 days, we made a non-alcoholic version of JD’s signature order: the “Appletini – Easy on the Tini.” This mocktail delivers that bright, tart green-apple punch that defined the appletinis of the early 2000s. Recipe: “Appletini - Hold the Tini” (Non-Alcoholic) Ingredients: 2 oz acid-adjusted apple juice 2 oz green-apple flavored, and green colored drink (I used green apple Powerade) Build: Add both ingredients

It's a busy Mocktail Monday, so we are uncomplicating things and drawing some inspiration from that acronym so many of us probably remember from the '90s and early 2000s, K.I.S.S., or "Keep It Simple, Stupid," to make what I am calling the Cucumber K.I.S.S. and Tonic. It's refreshing, delicious, complex in flavor but not in build, and a reminder that a good mocktail doesn't have to be complicated. Recipe: Cucumber K.I.S.S. Ingredients: 4-5 cucumber slices Tonic water Optional

We are missing the beach, so today's mocktail is an N/A take on a classic, the Painkiller. What is effectively a more complex piña colada, we're following the OG recipe pretty closely, but since we're not using dark rum, we're going to add back some of that funk and depth that the rum brings with a couple of different bitters. Recipe: N/A Painkiller Ingredients: 4 oz pineapple juice 1 oz orange juice 1 oz cream of coconut 4 dashes Molasses Bitters* 2 dashes N/A Aromatic Bitte

Getting back into our Mocktail Monday series with another one of my go-tos, and for lack of a better name, we're just going to go with "Cherry (Diet) Coke, All Grown Up." This one keeps it simple. It's getting built right in the glass, and we're not even going to measure anything, but I'll give you some rough measurements in the recipe below. Recipe: Cherry (Diet) Coke, All Grown Up! Ingredients: 3–4 dashes of N/A or low-ABV bitters (I really like Spiced Cherry bitters in thi

Yes, it's another Mocktail Monday, and since you can't make a mocktail without breaking a few eggs... or something like that. Today we were going to make a pineapple sour, but in the interest of sticking with the long drink format that we love for summer, we are going to add a little club soda and make a pineapple fizz instead. Recipe: Pineapple Fizz Ingredients: 3 oz pineapple ginger juice* 0.5 oz lemon juice 0.75 oz hot honey simple syrup 2 dashes N/A aromatic bitters 1 egg

It's another Mocktail Monday, and we are back from our short little hiatus thanks to gallbladder surgery. This week we are making what we're calling the Triple C Tonic, because supposedly carrot juice, coconut water, and cucumber juice are all good for recovery, and conveniently they also go really well together. The freshness of the cucumber, a little salinity from the coconut water, and a touch of earthiness and sweetness from the carrot all play nicely against the slight b

Finally starting to get some ripe blueberries on our plant, the basil is growing nicely, and I do love an alliterative name, so the Blueberry Basil Buck is the star of this week's Mocktail Monday. Refreshing, light, and perfect for a summer day by the pool! Recipe: Blueberry Basil Buck Ingredients: 2 Tbsp blueberries 3–4 large basil leaves 0.75 oz lemon juice 4 dashes N/A herb bitters ~4 oz ginger beer Build: In a shaker tin muddle the blueberries and basil. Add lemon juice,

I have been really enjoying playing with black tea as the base for mocktails lately, so this week I figured I'd make a Passionfruit Mar-tea-ni for Mocktail Monday. It's refreshing, just a little bitter, and perfect for these warm summer evenings. Recipe: Passionfruit Mar-tea-ni Ingredients: 2 oz strong-brewed black tea 3/4 oz passionfruit puree syrup 1 oz 100% passionfruit juice 2-3 dashes N/A aromatic bitters Build: Add the tea, syrup, and juice to a shaker with ice and shak

With the summer sun in full effect, it's time we switch to longer drinks for the season. Highballs are perfect for this time of year and make a great base for a mocktail. They’re also super simple and quick to throw together when you want something fun and refreshing without a lot of effort. Recipe: Tropical Teaball (A black tea highball) Ingredients: 2 oz concentrated black tea, cooled 4-8 dashes N/A tropical/passionfruit bitters (I go heavy because I like the bitters, but t

This Mocktail Monday I am finally getting around to making one of my favorites, Nitro Hibiscus Tea. I had held off on doing this for some time because it is such a simple recipe and, to me, borders on just being a mocktail, but with summer in full swing this is a great easy option to beat the heat while still feeling like more than just “fancy tea.” Recipe: Nitro Hibiscus Tea Special equipment needed: ISI whipping canister (1 liter or half liter. If using the half liter, halv

Warmer days are here, so perfect weather for a long drink, and since we just cracked open our first watermelon of the season, we might as well put it to good use. Recipe: Sandia Spritz N/A Ingredients: 4 mint leaves 0.5 oz lime (or just the juice of half a lime) 3 oz cucumber watermelon juice* 4 dashes of a herby, non-alcoholic bitter. ~4 oz ginger beer Garnish: Mint and/or thin lengthwise sliced cucumbers Build: Add mint and lime juice to a Collins or highball glass and ligh