Wellness
Alcohol-free pina colada included.
Dry Januaryis here and with it comes a plethora of fun mocktail ideas from TikTok.
While everyones reason for doingDry Januaryis different, somebenefitsinclude a boost in your mood, waking uphangover-free(yay!
), and an opportunity to reassess yourrelationship with alcohol.
Fill your glass with lemon-lime soda.
Garnish with a mint leaf.
Brew butterfly pea flower tea.
Add a lemon wheel and 2.5 cut strawberries to the bottom of the glass.
Add 1/2 oz.
(Make it colorful by freezing tea in little ice cube trays!)
Pour in half a cup of butterfly pea flower tea.
Add a half cup of lemon-lime soda.
Garnish with a strawberry.
3Cherry Shrub
TikTok user@zaynab_issadescribes a cherry shrub as punchy and slightly acidic.
To make it at home youll need to concoct a syrup using fruit, sugar, and vinegar.
Mix a half-pound of cherries in a bowl with a half cup of sugar.
Cover and let sit on the counter for 24 hours until it looks syrupy.
Strain syrup into a jar.
Add a half cup of apple cider vinegar.
(you’ve got the option to store the syrup in fridge.)
In a separate glass, add lime wheels and mint leaves.
Fill the glass almost to the top with a sparkling water of your choice.
Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the cherry syrup.
4Sober Sunrise
Try the sober sunrise from@quicktailsif you want something extra sweet.
Combine 150 ml of orange juice and 60 ml of pineapple juice in a glass or shaker.
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and a few ice cubes.
Shake it all up.
Pour 25 ml of cranberry juice into another glass.
Strain mixture from shaker into the glass.
Garnish with an orange slice if youre feelin fancy.
5Virgin Sangria
This virgin sangria from@coffeewharrymight just pass for the real thing.
Add fruit like blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and oranges to a glass or shaker.
Add a few ice cubes and iced white tea.
In another glass, add a few pieces of fruit and ice.
Pour the sangria almost to the top.
Finish off with a pour of grapefruit sparkling water.
6Moscow Mule
For aDry Januaryversion of the Moscow mule, try@drinknolows recipe.
Itll come in clutch whenever you want to cheers with friends or drink something special on the weekends.
Combine in a glass.
Add mint, ginger, and lime to garnish.
7Margarita
Missing your usual margarita on the rocks?
freshly squeezed lime juice.
- 1/8 teaspoon pickle juice.
(Scoop some out of a pickle jar its for the salty taste of tequila.)
Add all of the above to a shaker with ice.
Salt the rim of a glass.
Pour in the mixture from shaker.
Add 3 oz.
Garnish with lime wheel.
8Paloma
Heres a virgin Paloma recipe from@lovelyontheinside.
Palomas usually combine grapefruit juice and Tequila, but for this one youll obviously skip the alcohol.
- Pour 2 oz.
grapefruit juice into shaker.
Add 1 oz.
Add 1 oz.
honey syrup or agave.
Drop in a few ice cubes.
Salt rim of a glass.
Pour in mixture.
Top with sparkling water or club soda.
Add two cups of chopped, frozen watermelon to a blender.
Squeeze in the juice from half a lime.
Blend until you get a slushie consistency.
Decorate with a wedge of lime.
This recipe from@theparadise.bartenderlooks amazing.
Fill blender with ice.
Add .5 oz.
Leave some ice on top.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a pint glass.
Top with whipped cream.
11Refresher
TikTok user@megs.creative.kitchenhas concocted this energizing mocktail thats perfect for a night with friends.
Put ice in a glass.
Add a shot of grenadine.
Add lemon juice.
Fill the rest up with an energy drink.
