Your favourite non alcoholic cocktails

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Yes, I know I can Google but would like to know what people really enjoy. I'm making lunch for a friend who doesn't drink. She's had a hard time recently so want to make it special, and as it's warm, we'll be eating outside and was thinking summery cocktails.

My favourite is half and half pineapple juice and ginger ale, infused with a sprig of mint and served over ice. This friend went off ginger during pregnancy so this is no good for her. Preferably something that we could drink with tapas style food, so 'fresh' rather than creamy.

Thank you

This is so thoughtful of you, wanting to make things special for your friend.

If you're having tapas, non-alcoholic sangria would pair really well with that. These are my favourite recipes -
https://mindfulmocktail.com/non-alcoholic-sangria-recipe/
https://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/non-alcoholic-sangria/

If you're looking for something fresh, Virgin Mojitos are really refreshing. This one is a favourite, though there are many other simpler versions - https://www.fabfood4all.co.uk/non-alcoholic-mojito/

Hope you both have a lovely time.

A virgin mojito would have been my suggestion too. It’s the lime and mint that make a mojito really sing, not the rum.

My favourite summer drink is a rock shandy. Half lemonade, half soda water and a few dashes of angostura bitters. It’s refreshing, not too sweet and complex. There will be trace amounts of alcohol from the bitters, but probably no more than naturally occur in fruit juice.

I think something minty is good. When I had to give up alcohol and caffeine mint tea and minty drinks seemed to have a nice tang.

Just fresh fruit infused in water is a winner for me. You can use sparkling water too.

They provide this at my workplace and it gives me so much joy!

My favourite is watermelon rinds, but green apple is also nice

Thank you all so much, perfect suggestions.