This Dry January, we’re making mocktails!
Of course, everyone knows that Dry January is a popular New Year’s resolution, but what about sustaining it long-term in a way that feels fun and authentic to your unique personality?
Here at GRAZIA, we feel it’s important to fully embrace this lifestyle switch, without having to sacrifice your social butterfly status. That’s why we love making, and ordering, mocktails.
We’re all about the elite vibes that come with holding a martini glass at a *classy* gossip sesh with the girls, without the guilt or hangover of our on-again-off-again friend: alcohol.
Keep scrolling to get our favorite GRAZIA-approved mocktails to sip on all month (or year) long — while still being that girl.
Cranberry Cosmo
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Mingle Mocktails Cranberry Cosmo
- 0.25 oz lime juice
- 0.25 oz cranberry juice
- Dehydrated Lime, Cranberries or Rosemary Sprig Garnish
- Optional: 1 oz non-alcoholic gin
- Cherry for Garnish
Instructions:
- Shake non-alcoholic gin, lime, and cranberry juice with ice.
- Pour into a martini glass and top with Mingle Mocktails Cranberry Cosmo.
- Garnish with cherry.
NO-groni
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Seedlip Garden 108
- 1 oz. Pentire NA Apertif
- 1 oz. Lyre’s Apertif Rosso NA Red Vermouth
Instructions:
- Fill a mixing glass with ice.
- Pour 1 oz. Seedlip Garden 108, 1 oz. Pentire NA Apertif, and 1 oz. Lyre’s Apertif Rosso NA Red Vermouth into the mixing glass.
- Stir all the ingredients together thoroughly to chill the mixture without diluting it excessively.
- Strain the mixture into a coupe or nick & nora glass, using a strainer to separate the liquid from the ice.
- Garnish the mocktail with an orange twist, expressing the citrus oils over the drink by giving it a gentle twist.
Cranberry Kiss Mocktail
Ingredients:
- 24 oz. Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail (3 cups)
- 8 oz. orange juice (1 cup)
- 32 oz. Club soda or Sprite (4 cups)
- Orange wedges
- Fresh Cranberries
Instructions:
- Pour cranberry juice cocktail and orange juice into a pitcher with ice.
- Top with club soda.
- Garnish individual servings with orange wedges and/or fresh cranberries.
Non-Alcoholic Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Mixoloshe’s Whiskey Alternative
- 1 oz. Non-Alcoholic Vermouth Alternative or Non-Alcoholic Red Wine
- 2-3 Dashes Bitters
- Cherry for Garnish
Instructions:
- Measure out 2 oz. of Mixoloshe’s Whiskey Alternative and 1 oz. of your chosen non-alcoholic vermouth substitute.
- Add 2-3 dashes of bitters. The combination of these ingredients will ensure a complex, Manhattan-like flavor without the alcohol.
- Combine the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir gently for about 30 seconds, ensuring that the mixture is well-blended but not overly diluted.
- Strain the cocktail into a chilled martini glass. The smooth, clear drink should be free of ice chips for the best experience.
The Post-Christmas Jones
Ingredients:
- 4 oz. Strawberry Guava Hiyo
- 4 Strawberries, Frozen
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz. Guava Nectar
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 4 Leaves Mint
- 0.5 C Ice
- 1/4 C Granulated Sugar For Garnish
- 1 Fresh Strawberry, For Garnish
Instructions:
- Chill a serving glass in the fridge while preparing the recipe.
- Prepare blender and add Strawberry Guava hiyo, frozen strawberries, pineapple juice, guava nectar, 0.5 oz. simple syrup, mint, and ice. Then, blend on medium-high for 3-5 minutes (or until creamy smooth).
- When ready to serve, mix the dehydrated strawberries and granulated sugar on a small plate. Pour the remaining 0.5 oz. simple syrup onto a separate small plate. Coat the rim of your glass in simple syrup, followed by the strawberry sugar mixture.
- Pour the frozen mixture from the blender into glass + garnish with a fresh strawberry. Cheers!
Spicy Sparkling Mock-Arita
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Bottle Betty Buzz Sparkling Lemon Lime
- 2-3 Jalapeño Slices
- Lime Wedge
- Tajin
Instructions:
- Rim lowball glass with tajin (if desired).
- Bring all the ingredients together in a glass over ice.
- Stir gently and garnish.
Cat Prance
Inspired by Javelle Taft, Death & Co East Village
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Ritual Aperitif
- 1 oz Roots Divino Rosso
- 1 oz Scottish Toffee Tea Concentrate
- 0.25 oz Filtered Water
- 0.5 tsp Juke 6
- 0.5 tsp Cinnamon Syrup
Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients and pour in a single old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Ginger Apple
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Bottle Betty Buzz Ginger Beer
- 2 oz Cloudy Apple Juice
- 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
- Cinnamon Syrup
- Apple Fan
Instructions:
- Combine ice, apple juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup.
- Shake well and strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
- Pour Betty Buzz Ginger Beer over top.
- Garnish with an apple fan.
Seedlip Ranch Water
Ingredients:
- Seedlip Notas de Agave
- 1/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- Club Soda
- Garnish: dehydrated Lime Disc
Instructions:
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Add Seedlip Notas de Agave and 1/4 oz. of fresh lime juice.
- Top with club soda.
- Optional: garnish with a dehydrated lime disc.
Sparkling Paloma
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Bottle Betty Buzz Sparkling Grapefruit
- 1.5 oz Tequila
- Tajin Seasoning
- Grapefruit Slice
Instructions:
- Rim lowball glass with tajin (if desired).
- Fill halfway with ice.
- Add tequila to glass and pour Betty Buzz Sparkling Grapefruit over top.
- Stir gently and garnish with grapefruit.
Cranberry Citrus Cooler
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Nirvana Super™ Seltzer, Pineapple Orange
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Mandarin Orange (peel and juice the rest)
- 6 oz. Cranberry Juice
Instructions:
- Lightly toast the cinnamon stick in the oven or toaster oven for 60 seconds.
- Warm the cranberry juice over low heat with the orange peel and the toasted cinnamon stick, do not boil.
- Take off the heat, let it cool to room temperature.
- Squeeze the rest of the orange through a sieve over a bowl.
- Grab two glasses with ice, place the juice of the orange between the two, and top with cranberry mixture (peel and stick removed).
- Top off with some Pineapple Orange Nirvana Super™ Seltzer. Enjoy!
