Make Mocktails Like a Pro with These Essential Tips and Tricks
Bartenders across the country are making top-notch drinks without the booze — and you can, too!
Photograph by Mike Garten for Food Network Magazine.
Gone are the days when ordering a nonalcoholic cocktail would get you a glorified lemonade off the kids’ menu or — worse — a blank stare from the bartender. Mixologists across the country are making booze-free drinks that are as complex as their alcoholic counterparts, and bars that cater to the sober (and sober-curious) have sprung up in nearly every major city. It’s all for good reason: As a nation, we’re drinking less. A 2019 Nielsen survey found that 47% of adults — and 66% of millennials — planned to cut back on alcohol consumption. That same year, wine consumption declined for the first time in more than two decades. Teetotaling has never been as popular as it is now, and with all the new faux spirits, shrubs and syrups available, making a great nonalcoholic drink at home is easier than ever.
For even more mocktail recipes, check out Our Best Mocktail Recipes Gallery.
Faux Booze
If you’re interested in replicating traditional cocktails, try one of these nonalcoholic spirits.
Credits:
All text written by Francesca Cocchi for Food Network Magazine.
Loose tea photo by ZenShui/Michele Constantini/Getty Images.
Ginger root photo by Tetra Images/Getty Images.
Biters photo by David Buzzard/Media-centre.ca/Getty Images.
Shrubs photo by Gross, Petr/Getty Images.
Fizz and Froth photo by Kang Kim for Food Network Magazine.
Cocktail Presentation photo by Ryan Dausch for Food Network Magazine.
Fruit and Vegetable Puree photo by Getty Images.
Mocktail Essentials Opening photo by Mike Garten for Food Network Magazine.
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