May is a Great Month for "Mocktails!"

Prom parties, graduation celebrations, Spring mixers, family gatherings, and the Memorial Day family gathering are occasions where serving alcoholic beverages might not be a good idea, or in some cases, legal.    However, you do not have to worry about boring beverages for your event.  There are a number of exotic and delicious "mocktails" that will look stylishly cool.  These drinks bring color and flavor that the whole family can enjoy.


Ginger Mint Julep

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon creme de menthe syrup
• 1/2 cup ginger ale
• fresh mint
• cracked ice

Fill bottom of glass with cracked ice. Pour in creme de menthe, followed by the ginger ale. Stir in mint leaves until distributed throughout the glass.  Serve in a Collins glass.

Afterglow

Ingredients:

• 1 part grenadine syrup
• 4 parts orange juice
• 4 parts pineapple juice 
• ice

Mix. Serve over ice in a festive glass and garnish with fresh fruit.

Cherry Spritzer

Ingredients

• 2 oz 100% cherry juice
• 4 oz mineral water

Pour the cherry juice into the old-fashioned glass filled previously with 3 to 5 ice cubes and add the mineral water. Stir before you serve.  You can also serve this in a punchbowl as depicted here.  Colorful, cool and refreshing.

All of these drinks are as fun to make as they are to drink.  Your younger and mature guests will delight in these mocktails, which bring high flavor and look like their alcohol spiked cousin, the traditional cocktail.  Try your hand at serving these beverages in quirky, unique barware to make your guests smile.

If you do decide to serve alcoholic beverages along side these "mocktails", be sure to serve and drink responsibly, making sure that only your guests of legal age partake of the "spirited concoctions."  This is the season when underage prom and graduation revelers fall prey to alcohol related incidents that can negatively impact their lives forever.  One effective way to keep all of your guests safe is to use a certified mixologist, like SMS Mixology, to prepare and serve your drinks with efficiency and care for your guests safety.

For all of your festivities this month, consider making May "Mocktail Month," and enjoy the Spirits of (non-alcoholic) Style!

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