Nonalcoholic mixed drinks are a fun and exciting way to serve everyone at holiday gatherings. No one will feel left out of the party with a refreshing, fruity and fizzy concoction served in a beautiful glass. Try these four merry mocktail recipes from local bartenders for a festive season.
Pineapple in a Pear Tree
From Judson Spillyards
Ingredients:
-
1 oz. lemon juice
- 1 oz. cinnamon pear agave concentrate
- 2 oz. Knudsen’s Cold-Pressed Pineapple Juice
- Soda or sparkling water (recommend Mountain Valley Sparkling Water with no flavor)
For the concentrate (batch recipe):
- 4 large cinnamon sticks
- 32 oz. Knudsen’s Cold-Pressed Pear Juice
- 16 oz. light golden agave syrup
Directions:
To make the concentrate: In a saucepan, toast cinnamon sticks lightly until fragrant and smoking with light char to release the oils. Pour in pear juice and allow to steep while heating on low for eight minutes. Add agave syrup and stir until the concentrate thickens. Let chill and refrigerate in an airtight container.
To make the mocktail: Mix concentrate and juices in a Collins glass over ice. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a lemon peel.
French 86
From Colonial Wines & Spirits
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Seedlip Grove 42 Citrus Botanical Nonalcoholic Spirit
-
5 oz. Lyre’s Classico Nonalcoholic Sparkling Wine
- 1 tsp. simple syrup
- 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
- Ice
Directions:
Mix lemon juice, simple syrup and Seedlip Grove 42 in a shaker with ice. Pour into glass over ice, top with Lyre’s Classico and garnish with a slice of lemon.
Feelin’ Pear Pressure
From The Fold
Ingredients:
-
2 oz. spiced pear syrup
- 1 oz. fresh lemon juice
- Ginger beer
Directions:
Add spiced pear syrup and lemon juice, then shake and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a cinnamon sugar pear slice.
Adelaide Parade
From Petit & Keet
Ingredients:
-
3 oz. mulled cranberry simple syrup
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz. lemon juice
- 1/2 oz. apple cider
Directions:
Dry shake, add ice, shake again and pour. Top with a cinnamon stick.
PHOTOGRAPHY
JASON MASTERS
STYLING
JOSIE BURNETT
CLOTHING & JEWELRY
B. BARNETT
This story first appeared in the December 2022 issue of Little Rock Soirée.