5 Alcohol Free Cocktails to Make This Valentine’s Day
You may be asking “how am I supposed to spend Valentine’s Day sober?” - well we have the answer to celebrate this day of love with our favourite non-alcoholic cocktail recipes.
From the sweet Cherry Sour to the refreshing Strawberry Cucumber Cooler, we have all the inspiration for you using our non-alcoholic spirit CAROUSE. Whether you’re fully sober or just sober curious, you’re in for a treat with these alcohol free drinks!
CAROUSE Cherry Sour Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 12ml fresh lemon juice
- 12ml aquafaba
- 12ml tart cherry simple syrup
- 50ml CAROUSE DRIFT
- Ice
Method:
- Combine all the ingredients in a shaker
- Shake well with ice
- Strain into an ice-filled glass
- Garnish with a half a cherry or a lemon peel twist and enjoy!
(You can use either ready made cherry syrup or make your own by simmering 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 water and a handful of cherries together with a dash of vanilla extract)
Raspberry Basil Smash Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 50 ml DRIFT
- 6-8 raspberries
- 3-4 mint leaves
- 12 large basil leaves
- 1 tsp marmalade
- Soda water
Method:
- Muddle basil in the base of your shaker.
- Add raspberries and mint, muddle lightly.
- Add Carouse and marmalade, shake with ice then strain into an ice-filled glass.
- Delicious on its own or top with soda water to make a light summery spritz.
- Garnish with a couple of basil leaves, or a basil stuffed raspberry for extra cuteness.
CAROUSE Raspberry Coconut Cooler
Ingredients:
- 50 ml CAROUSE DRIFT
- 25ml coconut milk
- 12ml lime juice
- 5-6 raspberries
- 1 tsp strawberry jam
- Desiccated coconut
Method:
- Muddle the raspberries in the base of your shaker.
- Add coconut milk, lime juice, strawberry jam and DRIFT and shake with ice.
- Prepare your serving glass by partially coating a side in desiccated coconut then fill with ice.
- Strain your cocktail into the glass and top with raspberries to garnish
Vanilla Rosé Fizz
Ingredients
- Your chosen glass, filled with ice
- 1 shot of vanilla syrup
- 2 shots of DRIFT
- Rose lemonade (to top)
- Edible flowers (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Add ice to your glass and pour in a shot of vanilla syrup
- Pour in two shots of CAROUSE DRIFT
- Top with Rose Lemonade
- Garnish with edible flowers (optional)
Strawberry Cucumber Spritz
Ingredients
- A handful of diced strawberries
- A handful of diced cucumber
- Juice of half a lime
- 1 cup of sparkling water
- 2 shots of DRIFT
Instructions
- Begin by muddling the strawberries, cucumber, juice of half a lime, and DRIFT into a cocktail shaker.
- Once muddled together pour into a glass
- Top with sparkling water
- Garnish with a slice of lime
Be your own mixologist this Valentine’s Day and savour the moments with our curated alcohol-free cocktails. Here's to a memorable celebration, filled with laughter and the perfect blend to ignite your tastebuds. Cheers to creating lasting memories, proving that a toast to love doesn't always require a splash of alcohol.
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