Alcohol-free cocktails! There are plenty of reasons for drinking an alcohol-free drink, even if your friends are happily indulging in the real thing. Driving home is obviously the most valid one: pregnancy is a good one; and being under age is a legitimate reason. Until recently though, little or no attention had been paid to this new development of the cocktail world. In India, women especially, like to enjoy the thrill of something exotic without the taboo of alcohol.
Mocktails can be sweet, sour, laden with exotic fruit or simple cordials. You can spike them with herbs and spices and serve them in fancy glasses. All the fun without the hangover!
A perfect start to the day is the Virgin Mary (Or Bloody Shame, as bartenders call it), a meal and a drink all in one. Or, if it's a thirst quencher you're after, try a Virgin Mojito (fresh mint, lime juice, sugar syrup and soda without the golden rum).
In fact, most Collinses, Coolers and Breezes can be converted into creditable non-alcoholic beverages. It's worth experimenting on your own because it's very difficult to go far too wrong.
The secret of making a really good non-alcoholic drink is to find a good balance between sweetness and acidity.
The three non-alcoholic cocktails each serving a different purpose are:
The Virgin Mary is for those who feel a little worse for wear and can't face either food or alcohol. It's the perfect solution: a meal in a glass.
The Shirley Temple is a thirst quencher for the very sweet - toothed and most appropriately named after the famous Hollywood child actress.
The Liver Recovery is, as the name suggests, a drink that contains all the necessary goodness to restore an ailing liver without having to resort to milk thistle pills. Between them, strawberries, bananas and apples contain more nutrients and healing properties than I could fit on this page, and even better, the drink tastes great!
watch for part 2. mocktail recipes
contributed by chef gaurav
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