August Sunset Mocktail Recipes

GOOD MORNING SUNBURST - AN ORANGE JUICE MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place two orange juice ice cube spheres into a 12 ounce glass.
• Add in sparking water. Slowly pour in the grenadine syrup. If you would like, slowly pour in the vanilla syrup.
• Serve with a sprig of rosemary and a straw.

SUNSET GLORY: PINEAPPLE MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Take two tall glasses. In order to get nice color gradient, first put crushed ice in the glasses.
• Pour pineapple juice on ice. Then add Sprite.
• Over this add rose syrup. Being the heaviest it will settle down at the bottom.
• Stir the mixture a little bit so that the contents get slightly mixed, but still they can be seen separately.
• Decorate the glass with pineapple wedges and mint leaves, or with decorative straw of your choice.
• Serve chilled.

SWEET SUNRISE MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill a highball glass with ice.
• Add 2-3 dashes of orange cocktail bitters and top with orange pineapple juice.
• Add grenadine syrup, which will sink to the bottom, then rise to the top.
• Garnish with slice of grapefruit, orange or pineapple.
• Serve immediately.

ARIZONA SUNSET MOCKTAIL PARTY PUNCH

Steps:

• Peel the 2 prickly pears and cut into chunks. Put the prickly pear fruit into a blender with about 1 tablespoon of water. Blend until smooth. Pour puree though a fine sieve to remove seeds and any big chunks. Add strained puree to small pot. Add water and sugar and mix together. Bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes. Pour through strainer again and let cool.
• Add orange juice and fresh lime juice together. At this point you can make individual drinks (like the ones shown) or add the rest of the ingredients to a large drink dispenser to serve.
• For individual drinks, add ice to a glass. Fill 2/3 with orange/lime juice mixture. Add a couple teaspoons of syrup to glass and top with sparkling water.

SUNSET MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place first 4 ingredients into a blender, then add 6-8 ice cubes. Then BLITZ.
• Then Serve!

ARIZONA SUNSET

Steps:

• Place ice in 2 glasses. Add a splash of Grenadine to each glass.
• In a small pitcher or another container, stir the Sprite and orange juice together.
• Slowly pour over the Grenadine, dividing the mixture between the two glasses.
• Garnish with cherries or orange slices, if desired.

EASY VAMPIRE SUNSET HALLOWEEN MOCKTAIL OR COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill the plastic syringe with grenadine.
• Fill the cup with ice.
• Pour in the orange juice.
• Place the syringe inside the drink.
• When ready to drink, squirt the grenadine into the orange juice.

AUGUST SUNSET MOCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine juices. Shake to mix. Strain into a Martini glass and garnish with a pink grapefruit slice.