Craft These Winsome Non-Alcoholic Floral Elixirs
If you thought floral accents were reserved for alcoholic drinks, think again! Edible flowers are an excellent addition to mocktails, teas, and other drinks that don’t need alcohol. These are a great addition at sober parties, and make everyone feel included when there are drinks going around the table. So how do you make sure your floral drinks come out great? Read on to find out.
The key components of a mocktail are its base and garnish, both of which can incorporate floral notes. You want to make sure that your base is good quality, so that your drink doesn’t come out tasting mediocre and too sugary. Try using homemade syrup (which you will likely have to do if you’re infusing it with flowers), fresh fruits, and good quality seltzer or sodas. As for the garnish, you can go wild with it. If your mocktail is floral, the best course of action is to use a dried version of the same flower—for example, dried jasmine in a jasmine drink. Here are some floral non-alcoholic drinks you should definitely try:
Lavender Lemonade
Lavender and lemon is a classic summer combination, perfect for lounging on the balcony as evening sets in. It’s made with lemon juice, honey, dried lavender flowers and water, all brought to a boil and then cooled to serve over ice. Extremely simple, and so worth it!
Rose Hibiscus Mocktail
This drink has a tart flavour and a stunning shade of pink owing to the addition of rose and hibiscus. It uses cooled hibiscus tea, rose water, honey, and lime juice, and is garnished with edible rose petals. Are you feeling the romance? Because we already are.
Elderflower Spritz
The delicate flavours of elderflower pair very well with fizzy, bubbly bases. Just combine elderflower syrup with lemon juice and sparkling water. You can use seltzer or soda, depending on your preferences and what you have on hand. This is the perfect unique accompaniment at a dinner party, and your guests will love it!
Chamomile Peach Tea
The sweetness of peaches adds a whole new dimension to the calming notes of chamomile tea. It uses pureed peach slices mixed with honey and cooled chamomile tea. Perfect for when peaches are in season and you’ve got extra that you don’t know what to do with.
Ginger Rose Fizz
A ginger mocktail is never a bad idea, and combining it with rose means you have the most gorgeous spicy and floral notes. There are two ways you can make this mocktail: Either combine ginger juice, lemon juice, and rose syrup, then top it off with club soda; or add lemon juice and rose syrup and top it off with ginger beer. Versatile, classic, and ridiculously easy to make—now that’s the ideal drink right there.
Butterfly Pea Citrus Mocktail
This citrusy refreshing drink also comes with a gorgeous deep blue colour from the butterfly pea flowers. You can use both lemon and orange for this, based on what you prefer. Just combine butterfly pea flowers, juice from the citrus, and any sparkling drink, and enjoy!
Chrysanthemum Rosebud Tea
If you’re a tea lover, you have to try this out. It just needs you to steep a whole chrysanthemum and some rosebuds in hot water for a few minutes. You can also choose to serve this over ice depending on the season. In any case, it’s a unique, soothing drink that you’re bound to return to.
All these drinks are sure to be hits when you make them, and we really hope you do! People of all ages will be able to enjoy these, and it’s definitely an upgrade from store-brought soft drinks. Mix away and enjoy!
