No. 098 · Mocktail
Cucumber and mint cooler
Muddled cucumber and mint shaken with lime and sugar syrup, strained over ice and topped with soda.
The Alcohol-free Bar
Mocktails
Proper mixed drinks without the alcohol. Several are close relatives of classic cocktails; all are made with fresh ingredients and the same techniques.
3 entries
No. 100 · Mocktail
Ginger and lime fizz
Fresh ginger muddled with honey and lime, shaken, then topped with soda for a spicy, zesty long drink.
No. 092 · Mocktail
Virgin Mojito
Mint, lime and sugar gently muddled, then topped with soda water over crushed ice. All of the freshness, none of the rum.
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Guides for this shelf
- Cocktail techniques: shake, stir, build and more When to shake and when to stir, plus building, muddling, double straining, layering, blending, rinsing and working with egg white.
- Ice: the most important cocktail ingredient Cubes, large blocks, cracked and crushed ice: which to use for which drink, how to make crushed ice at home, and keeping ice fresh.
- Garnishes: twists, wheels, rims and more How to cut a citrus twist and express its oils, salt and sugar rims, herbs, spices and the classic garnishes in IBA specifications.
- Home bar basics: kit, measures, syrups and bottles The essential tools, UK spirit measures, how to make sugar and honey syrups, fresh citrus, and a sensible starter set of bottles.
Most-used kit
- Jigger Search Amazon.co.uk for Jigger (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Highball glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Highball glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Bar spoon Search Amazon.co.uk for Bar spoon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Cocktail shaker Search Amazon.co.uk for Cocktail shaker (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Muddler Search Amazon.co.uk for Muddler (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Fine strainer Search Amazon.co.uk for Fine strainer (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Hawthorne strainer Search Amazon.co.uk for Hawthorne strainer (opens Amazon in a new tab)
- Mixing glass Search Amazon.co.uk for Mixing glass (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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