Really nice drinks that aren't alcoholic

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What are your favourite non alcoholic drinks that you look forward to having?

I'm looking for alternatives to alcohol but something a bit more special than just plain tea, coffee, water or juice/squash/fizzy soft drinks.

I used to have a lovely bedtime tea that I had when my youngest was a baby but just the smell of it now gives me palpitations with the association of sleepless nights!!

I live elderflower tonic, specifically the fever tree one

Virgin mojitos

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Pink tea

Ice lemon tea
Fresh watermelon juice
Most virgin cocktails, especially with exotic or tropical juices- guava etc
Horlicks
Cold chocolate milk
Tonics

Have a look at these, the watermelon one is very refreshing
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/non-alcoholic-cocktail-recipes

A very simple one but I really like lime cordial and mineral water, really refreshing.

Pineapple juice with ginger ale, served over ice with a sprig of mint is lovely too

Virgin coladas. Definitely my go-to drink on a night out.

I really like Robinson s lime and mint cordial and the lemonade and mint fizzy drinks.

Have you tried non alcoholic beer? Erdinger one is my favourite.

Iced tea, or fruit or herbal teas.
I often have a decaf coffee in the evening too. Do it all fancy in the cafetiere with a milk jug etc to make it feel like a treat.

Peach iced tea
Elderflower cordial and sparkling water

I bought these recently and they are really nice. I only really wanted the red ine, but the florals is very refreshing. I do two parts drink to three parts tonic water over ice in a copa glass www.amazon.co.uk/Martini-Non-Alcoholic-Aperitivo-Vibrante-Floreale/dp/B087448TQW?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Another favourite non alcoholic drink is Sainsbury Apple and Mango squash, over ice with soda water and a spring of fresh mint.

Fentiman's rose lemonade. Also like it with gin but it's nice on its own

Lime and soda
San Pellegrino grapefruit flavour
Elderflower cordial

Nice tonic water
Bird and blend teas- I like their rooibos rubarb and “dozy girl” best

Cranberry juice mixed with sparkling water and ice, sometimes with fresh raspberries in.
Virgin Mary (tomato juice with celery salt, Worcestershire sauce and tabasco
Infused waters - fresh strawberries and mint or lemon, cucumber, orange. Leave the sliced fruit/herbs in overnight. The water tastes fabulous next day
Loads of fruit teas. I like cranberry and raspberry, lemon and ginger and there's a hard to find blueberry one that is gorgeous too.

Rose lemonade tea (Taylor’s), twinnings dark caramel tea for hot drinks; Belvoir cordials with fizzy water - I have a sodastream -, favourites are raspberry lemonade (you can buy this one ready made) and strawberry mint lime. Second Fentimans rose lemonade.

Equal measures of orange juice and bitter lemon-called a St Clements.

Lime cordial and soda
Elderflower presse (Belvoir is lovely)

Ooh pp just reminded me that I mix orange juice and lemonade for a non-alcoholic Buck’s Fizz

I've weaned myself off of wine with Fever Tree tonics. I especially like the Aromatic one and they are low cal too. I have it in a wine glass with ice. They are not cheap but a lot less than a bottle of red!

Ginger beer with a dash of elderflower cordial, a squeeze of lime juice and a sprig of mint. Really refreshing and summery.

I’m boring, I only drink water (or alcohol!) but recently I went to see my mum and she’d made her own lemonade. It was so refreshing and the perfect balance of sharp tangy citrus with some sweetness but the beauty of it is you can add more or less of something to adjust it to your preference.

Iced coffee

Mint tea

Teisseire syrops especially elderflower or pomegranate

Clamato juice

I think presentation helps make this type of drink interesting, a nice glass, cucumber slices, borage flowers, mint leaves etc all make for a good experience.