The Cinderella is a drink/formula to entertain any group that needs impressing. It’s a mocktail blueprint that’s so malleable yet beginner-friendly, anyone could look like a professional while making it. Now, the name “Cinderella” may bring about images of pompous gatherings, bright colors and girls’ nights. But the appeal and appearance of this alcohol-free beverage…
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The strawberry daiquiri is the culmination of everything fun in a cocktail. As such, its mocktail equivalent has big boots to fill. Do your kids want a non-alcoholic drink to match their parents? Or maybe you’ve gone sober, but those fond memories have you craving this beautifully blended, slightly nutty, mostly fruity strawberry beverage? Everyone…
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Mai Tai as a mocktail is part of the upper echelon among its alcohol-free peers. And among this recipe’s peers, it stands high as well. I’ve tasted many virgin Mai Tais as a beverage writer, and I wanted to provide everyone looking to get into virgin cocktail making with some senior knowledge. What should you…
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Virgin Sunset is a mocktail to be reckoned with. This fruity, layered, alcohol-free mixed beverage has grown dramatically in popularity with hotel bars and pool lounges alike. The particular rendition of Virgin Sunset here comes from Jumeirah beach in Dubai, where I find many American tourists take a liking to it. I particularly find the…
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When you think Valentine’s Day, you think drinks. But where this holiday of love goes against the grain is with our preferred beverages. They’re classy––defined by elegant mixed drinks, cocktails and now, mocktails. With so many Americans going alcohol-free, how can they make this occasion special? Mocktails can vary in quality. A fresh, handcrafted spritzy…
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I enjoy fine whisky and stories about fine whisky, especially when they inspire the imagination into spinning tales. Hatozaki is a renowned Japanese fine whisky that’s smooth, uses no food coloring and is pleasantly smoky and sweet. Although Hatozaki leans toward the pricier side for Japanese whisky, the combination of color and delicious flavor are…
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Mojitos, sangrias, punches––the most popular summer mocktails in Dubai. I tried each of these at SOL Sky Bar, a fun summer-themed rooftop bar with one of the friendliest bartending staff in Dubai. Wait, but it’s January, the depth of winter! Dubai can provide a summer experience in the middle of winter. That’s why you’ll find…
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America is the beehive of the world. From this central hub of technology and culture, busy little bees come and go, pollinating the landscape with their talents and ideas. It’s a hive of individuals contributing to the whole. Diversity is what unites the States. Of all the spirits, gin embodies the American ideals of strength…
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These may be the best mocktail images I’ve taken in Abu Dhabi. Nay! The Beach House, the most lavish local seaside mocktail paradise I’ve found, may be host to the most beautiful zero-proof cocktails ever. Park Hyatt’s The Beach House spotlights the traditional Mediterranean flavors near Abu Dhabi’s seaside. Sweet mango with vibrant blackberry purée. A…
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Good whisky ages for years. Great whisky ages over the course of millennia. At the western edge of the windswept moors of Scotland, over white-tipped ocean waves that froth with every frigid winter’s wind, the island of Islay catches a salted mist cast by the sea. In its lowlands, primordial fields of dark earth have…
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