Mocktails (Nonalcoholic Cocktails)

All right everybody. It's Tuesday, 3PM. It's the middle of the week, which means you need to keep your game tight and on point. So in that spirit, since Tuesday is *less* of a good day for cocktails (although it's still just fine) I've included a list of some mocktails--Bradley Liquors carries most of these ingredients, although some you can get at the grocery store.

Also, mocktails (drinks with no alcohol) are good if you are pregnant or prefer not to imbibe for other reasons. Some of them contain things like bitters or wasabi powder and can give you plenty of kick or bite without alcohol. If you've got to be up early to be in the city for a 9 AM presentation for an important client, try one of these. They'll settle your nerves but won't dull your edge.

Again, Bradley Liquors carries a lot of the ingredients for these , and the others--such as apricot nectar, which is really just the juice of canned apricots--you can get at the grocery store.

Check this one out, it's called an Apricot Gingerini--and if you DO want a bit of spirits with it, add gin.

2 1/2 oz white grape juice
3 oz apricot nectar
1 oz ginger-infused simple syrup
1/4 tsp ground clove

Preparation:

Pour grape juice, apricot nectar, ginger-infused simple syrup (to make ginger infused simple syrup, simply make simple syrup according to the recipe on this blog and when you heat the sugar/water mix, heat it with pieces of fresh ginger) and most of the ground clove into a mixing glass fill with ice.

Shake vigorously, then strain into a martini glass.

Garnish with the remaining ground clove atop the drink.

This next one is called a Beach Blanket Bingo--good for hydration after a Monday night of partying.


3 oz grapefruit juice
3 oz cranberry juice
soda water
lime wedge for garnish

Preparation:

Pour the juices into a collins glass filled with ice.
Top with soda.
Garnish with a lime wedge.

Bradley Liquors' sells all of the ingredients necessary to make this mocktail.

All right? All right. 'Til next time SEE YA!