{"id":1209647,"date":"2022-09-23T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/23\/3-fruity-and-bright-mocktails-you-can-enjoy-at-home-this-spring-season\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T10:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:46:55","slug":"3-fruity-and-bright-mocktails-you-can-enjoy-at-home-this-spring-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/23\/3-fruity-and-bright-mocktails-you-can-enjoy-at-home-this-spring-season\/","title":{"rendered":"3 fruity and bright mocktails you can enjoy at home this spring season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spring has sprung! It\u2019s time to ditch those hot beverages and shake things up a little bit.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t drink alcohol or simply looking to drink a little less of it, we have some of the most delicious, party-friendly, spring mocktail recipes to help get the party started.<\/p>\n

Pina colada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pina colada. Picture: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some say this iconic, tropical drink is making a comeback, maybe it never went away. White cane spirit, coconut water, pineapple, and a splash of sugar syrup. All these ingredients are sure to make your afternoons feel like Club Tropicana, so you can enjoy the sunshine.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

75ml Lyre\u2019s White Cane spirit<\/p>\n

75ml fresh young coconut water<\/p>\n

20ml white sugar syrup<\/p>\n

6 fresh inch pineapple chunks<\/p>\n

Method <\/strong><\/p>\n

Muddle or press the pineapple chunks in a shaker. Add the remaining ingredients, ice, and shake hard. Strain into a highball glass, and fill with fresh cubed ice. Garnish with a plump mint sprig and pineapple wedge.<\/p>\n

Orange blossom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Orange blossom. Picture: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Serves: 1<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

240ml ginger ale<\/p>\n

2 tsp lemon juice<\/p>\n

1 tsp grenadine<\/p>\n

4 dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters<\/p>\n

Ice<\/p>\n

Cherry (for garnish)<\/p>\n

An orange wedge (for garnish)<\/p>\n

Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fill half a highball glass with ice. Add your ginger ale, lemon juice, and grenadine before topping with four dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters. Stir and garnish with a cherry and orange wedge before serving.<\/p>\n

Blackberry smash<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blackberry smash. Picture: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bourbon is usually reserved as a winter drink, but Lyre\u2019s blackberry smash is one seriously fresh drink. If you\u2019re a whisky lover this one is for you.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

60ml Lyre\u2019s American Malt<\/p>\n

15ml white sugar syrup<\/p>\n

15ml lime juice<\/p>\n

4 blackberries<\/p>\n

8 mint leaves<\/p>\n

Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muddle blackberries and mint with sugar syrup in a shaker. Add all ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice and garnish with plump mint sprig and blackberry on a skewer.<\/p>\n

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