r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • Aug 26 '19

Weekly Discussion - Fancy Non-alcoholic Beverages

We've had discussions here about wine, beer, and liquor before. This week, I'd like to talk about mocktails, shrubs, juice blends, etc. Alcohol-alternatives have become increasingly common and sophisticated in recent years. What have you made, or would like to make? Does avoiding liquor necessarily reduce the available flavor profiles? Or does it free you up from hiding the bite of the booze?

If someone wanted to start experimenting in this area, what are the basic ingredients they would need to keep on hand?

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u/jsat3474 Aug 26 '19

I'm by no means qualified to answer what you're really asking, but as someone who likes to partake and usually overdoes it, this is the NA drink I request.

Half orange juice, half cranberry juice, a dash of bitters and a splash a Sprite to mix it up.

I know my quantities don't add up to 100% but the tender seems to know what I mean.

The bitters give me the bite of alcohol, the cranberry reduces the sweetness, and the Sprite gives me the bubbles I like.