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February 03, 2020
Craft cocktails are getting more popular. But what to do if you want to go easy on alcohol or give it up altogether? Luckily, there are more choices than ever as restaurants and bars add more alcohol-free mocktails to their cocktail menus. We asked some of our Diamond-Designated resorts and inns to share some of their favorite mocktail recipes.
Here are 10 tasty mocktails, from fruity to hearty, to serve at your next cocktail hour.
Recipe from the AAA Five Diamond Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, California
Photo courtesy of The Resort at Pelican Hill
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add ingredients, and stir. Add two slices of cucumber.
Recipe from the AAA Five Diamond Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Kaupulehu, Hawai'i
Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Combine first four ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake, and pour into a rocks glass or short tumbler. Garnish with a lemongrass sprig and flowers.
Recipe from the AAA Five Diamond Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Hawai'i
Photo courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton
Add all the ingredients over crushed ice in a tall glass and stir. Garnish with fresh lime wheel or pineapple slice.
Recipe from the AAA Five Diamond Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, Lana'i City, Hawai'i
Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Resort Lana'i
Muddle pineapple chunks and basil leaves. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, and pure raw honey water. Top with Fever Tree Ginger Beer and pour into mason jar. To garnish, add three pineapple chunks on a bamboo skewer.
Recipe from the AAA Four Diamond White Barn Inn and Spa, Kennebunk, Maine
Photo courtesy of Grace White Barn
Place three berries and lemon juice in a tall glass and crush them with a muddler. Take basil leaves, slap them in your hand, and add to the glass. Stir lightly with a dash of tonic, add ice, top with tonic, and garnish with a blackberry and wedge of lemon.
Recipe from the AAA Four Diamond 16 Bay View resort, Camden, Maine
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Place orange slices and five-spice into a mug. Add enough hot water to cover the oranges. Muddle the mixture. Work the rinds in because some of their bitterness will accent the five spice. Put mixture in colander and strain into pre-warmed cup. Pour 6 oz. hot water through colander, allowing some pulp and five spice to pass through. Add honey syrup. Garnish by floating star anise and adding lemon slice to cup's lip.
Recipe from the AAA Four Diamond Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa, Jackson, New Hampshire
Photo courtesy of The Inn at Thorn Hill and Spa
Rim a martini glass with caramel syrup. Shake all liquid ingredients in a shaker and pour into rimmed glass. Garnish with apple slice.
Recipe from the AAA Four Diamond Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Photo courtesy of Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa
Wash apples and ginger in running water. Core and remove seeds from apples. Cut apples and ginger into one-inch cubes. With a food processor or blender, grind ingredients at low speed. Use a juice press to extract juice. Add honey and stir. Put juice in freezer for 10 minutes. Use a soda siphon or soda stream to carbonate beverage. Add dash of cardamom bitters. Serve chilled. Garnish with star anise.
Recipe from the AAA Four Diamond Archer Hotel Austin, Austin, Texas
Photo courtesy of Archer Hotel Austin
Add first three ingredients to a copper mug. Stir ingredients briefly to combine. Fill with ice and mix. Top with more ice. Garnish with lime wheel.
Recipe from the AAA Five Diamond Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia
Photo courtesy of The Jefferson Hotel
Add ingredients to pot and stir. Bring to boil over medium heat while continuously stirring. Once sugar has dissolved and mixture is simmering, remove from heat. Remove rosemary sprigs and let cool.
Add juices and rosemary syrup into a shaker. Add ice and shake for 12 shakes. Strain into glass, add ice, and top with soda water. Garnish with rosemary sprig, lemon wheel, and pomegranate seeds.
