My Virgin Trio – NEW non alcoholic cocktail idea

🍸 My Virgin Trio🍸

This weekend I made 3 virgin-tini’s, all completely different bubblypoptails without a drop of alcohol (obvs, they’re virgins😜)!

Today I am sharing the recipes of these non alcoholic cocktails with you, starting with the Coffee-Tini…

Non alcoholic cocktail No. 1 – Coffee-Tini

I used to love espresso-martinis and I have been trying to recreate the perfect non-alcoholic version ever since I stopped drinking alcohol. Recipe of today’s version:

1. Simply pour 75ml of cold espresso with 50ml of Lyres Coffee Originale over ice into a shaker
2. Shake as hard as you can and then pour and serve immediately, as the shaking with the ice creates the fancy-looking foam

Purchasing the Lyres Coffee Originale is making this one very easy. A warning though ⚠️ This particular Lyres is really sweet so if you do not have a sweet tooth then scale back on the Lyres and add more espresso. Or you could even add a bit of cream😋

Verdict: This one turned out pretty similar to the alcoholic version of it. It has an intensely sweet taste though, due to the Lyres Coffee Originale being so sweet. I prefer the Coffee-Tini I made before – CLICK HERE FOR THAT RECIPE – I used Lyres Spiced Cane Spirit in that one and it worked out really well (less sweet and it had a deeper, layered flavour).

Next one on the list: the Melon-Tini…

Melon-Tini

The recipe of this non alcoholic cocktail is:

1. You pour 75ml of fresh watermelon juice (use a juicer or crush fresh watermelon through a sieve), 50ml of Amplify and 10ml of simple syrup into a shaker
2. Add ice, shake and pour
3. Garnish the drink with a triangle of watermelon on the rim – Done!

Verdict: Lovely fresh drink! You really taste the watermelon and the Amplify gives it that extra layer of flavour

To make the syrup you simply put 3 teaspoons of sugar and half cup of water into a little pot/pan and simmer this until the sugar is dissolved and it’s slightly thickened

What is Amplify? Amplify is a non-alcoholic spirit. What it promises: Scents of sweet orange🍊 with beautiful tasting notes of lemon🍋 and bittersweet orange. Pops of ginseng, earthy juniper and lemongrass provide a slight bitter edge. I really like it, even when I drank it neat! In case you’d like to try it, click HERE.

Then the last, and may I add, my favourite, virgin-tini of the three: The Spicy-Tini!!

Spicy-Tini

How to make this non alcoholic cocktail ?

1. Juice one lime and one lemon and let a few slices of chilli soak in the juice for a few hours. I used a Scorpion chilli which made the Spicy-Tini really spicy. If you wish it to be less so, then simply use less of it
2. Pour 65ml of the lemon/lime/chilli mixture in a shaker filled with ice
3. Next thing you do is add 50ml of Mockingbird and 20ml of syrup (see above how to make a simple syrup)
4. Shake and pour into a glass with a salted rim. Garnish with a slice of chilli & a wedge of lime!

Verdict of my last tini…

Sorry to say this myself but this is góod! LOL Sometimes mixing and trying different things just works I guess… It smells like a margarita and looks like a margarita🍸 And the taste: lemony sour with a burning kick at the end! This is due to the combination of the chilli-infused mixture and Mockingbird Spirit, which has a fiery kick itself too🌶 There’s a slight sweetness in there as well which makes it a very layered drink. Totally recommend trying this one for yourself😊

What is Mockingbird exactly? Mockingbird is a non-alcoholic spirit. In their words “It is embodying the spirit of the Mockingbird, humbly mimicking the traditional taste of Tequila, allowing you to have all the margaritas with none of the migraines. 0% Alcohol with 100% Blue Agave.”

In this cocktail, it works really well and I also tried Mockingbird neat: It smells smoky, tastes sweet and ends with a fiery kick – Really good! My husband even said it’s the best alcohol-free spirit he has ever tried😲 (and I let him taste éverything I get my hands on…)

I bought a bottle (50cl) of Mockingbird for £17.45 at my favourite online shop in the UK: The Alcoholfreeco.

Well… Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed my three Virgin-Tini’s. Don´t forget to check my bubblypop cocktail page here for plenty more ideas for delicious non alcoholic cocktails plus how to make and where to buy them!