non-alcoholic cocktails/mocktails: S/D, recipes, your input here

help me out here folks!

here's two from a local restaurant that I've been drinking, I need to get the proportions.

Blackberry Winky:
blackberry juice
pink peppercorn
lime
mint
CBD extract

Coral Delight:
guava juice
pineapple juice
demerara syrup
coconut milk

bookmarked. i'm unable to drink for medical reasons currently so will try to explore the mocktail options in my town.

I’m grateful for and fully endorse this thread.

I recommend tart cherry and cranberry concentrate (nothing added) to have on hand along with simple syrup; having them handy means a tasty drink is less than a minute away.

shrubs are good to have on hand! i buy mine from a company called inna (they also make jams)

My friend sent me these suggestions a few months ago:

Margarita mix (she chose Tres Agaves Organic) with iced tea
Ginger beer (she chose BundaBerg Diet) with key lime juice
And a non-alcoholic cosmo with pre-made cosmo mix (cran-lime cocktail?), extra key lime juice and Topo Chico

Can't vouch for any of them, but she swore by them. She was going non-alco for calorie/diet purposes.

I posted this on some other thread, but for inspiration here's the excellent non-alcoholic cocktail flight from a local excellent restaurant:

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^ That's really nice ( I love oolong mixed with things). I am glad restaurants are embracing having non-alcoholic food pairings.

There are so many more sober bars opening up that have their bev lists posted online. I haven't yet been able to get to one yet.

Among the wonderful developments in mixology: most bars/gastropubs/whatever will prepare non-alcoholic versions of their cocktails happily.

been really into chilled chrysanthemum tea lately
i'm not into sweet drinks so much, if anyone has recommendations for bitter or sour options i am interested. what can one do with celery bitters?

I offered this one at a party I bartended: Paloma Fizz (grapefruit juice, rosemary syrup, club soda). Partygoers liked it more than I did (the rosemary was very strong).

oh and this is not a mocktail but nothing hits the spot like golden milk before bed (i like it with coconut milk)

also for those interested in sweetness + vegan honey alternatives + unusual ingredients:
pine elixir!!! (i get mine at a local grocery store but you can get it online too and it's not expensive and tastes very distinctively like sweet pine needles!)

http://www.bg-foods.com/HONEY/VG-Pine-Elixir.html

we make our own shrub from that excellent book, gonna get a black currant batch going here soon

the black currants went moldy too soon :(

had the passion orange one of these today, pretty good and I def felt a lowkey buzz

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