New Delhi: With Christmas just having gone by, it’s New Year that is knocking at the door. So, if you are rummaging through your recipe books or binge-watching you-tube videos to decide what to prepare for your New Year parties, we have good news for you. Here is a list of mocktail recipes that you can prepare for your New Year parties and ring in the new year with smiles and laughter.
1. Lemon Lavender Mocktail:
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1.5 tbsp. lavender syrup
- 1/4 tsp. Grenadine
Preparation:
In a saucepan, combine 1 tbsp. dried lavender, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 cup sugar to make a simple lavender syrup. After bringing it to a boil, turn off the heat. Strain the lavender out after allowing the mixture to cool in the pan.
Add ice to a shaker, add the lemon juice, lavender syrup, and grenadine, and shake until chilled. Pour the strained mixture into a glass and top it with soda. You can garnish your drink with some fresh lavender.
2. Orange Lemon Passion-Fruit Mocktail:
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups fresh orange juice
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup vanilla syrup
- 1/2 cup passion fruit puree
Preparation:
In a cocktail shaker combine all the ingredients with ice and shake well. Pour the mixture into a glass and add lemon zest and orange wheels for garnish.
3. Classic Mojito:
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 to 3 ounces of soda, divided, to taste
- 1 lime
- A sprig of mint
Preparation:
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Add the sugar, mint leaves, ice- cubes and a dash of soda into a glass.
- Muddle just enough that will cause the sugar to dissolve and the mint taste to come through.
- Pour the juice of the two lime halves into the glass.
- Whisk all the ingredients well.
- Add a sprig of mint as garnish and serve.
4. Frozen Virgin Margarita:
Ingredients:
- Simple Syrup
- Fresh Lemons
- Lemon juice
- Orange juice
- Angostura Orange Bitters (Optional)
- Frozen lemonade
- Kosher Salt (2 pinches)
- Sparkling Water
Preparation:
- Gather all the ingredients. Take the zest of 1 lime and the juice of 6 lemons. Along with them take 2 whole lemons. Wedge another lime and cut another into wheels for the garnish.
- To dampen the glass rim, rub a lime slice around it.
- In a small bowl or plate, combine the margarita salt and lime zest.
- The glass should be turned upside down and spun in the salt mixture to coat the rim. After finishing all the glasses, put them aside.
- A large blender pitcher should be filled with the frozen lemonade, freshly squeezed lemon and lime juices, orange juice, kosher salt, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters.
- About 3 to 4 cups of crushed ice should be added to the drink to make it thick and frozen.
- Add 1 cup of sparkling water right before serving.
- Garnish the drink with a wedge of lime or a lemon wheel.
5. Litchi Spritz:
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz of litchi puree
- 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- Fever-Tree Lime & Yuzu Soda
Preparation:
- Except for the lime and yuzu soda, combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Pour the liquid through a strainer over fresh ice in a glass.
- Once it’s done, top it with lime and yuzu soda.
- You can finally garnish it with dehydrated lemon or litchi.
