Organic Fruit Mocktails: A Guide To Picking The Finest For Your Gatherings
For their ingredient content and lack of artificial additives and preservatives, fruit-based drinks are suitable options for both formal and informal occasions. Mocktails are also excellent for occasions where you want to entertain people, but responsibly, by offering a good balance of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. And here, fruit mocktails made with organic ingredients add another layer of flair and sophistication too.
When serving organic fruit mocktails at your next event, there are a few things you should keep in mind to make sure you make the right selections.
Shortlisting Flavours
Choosing a beverage to serve to a large number of guests can be a task in itself, as everyone has specific likes and dislikes. It is safer to go with flavours that are widely loved, like lemons and oranges. Citruses are also perfect for any summer or spring gatherings because the brightness and acidity lift any flavour paired with it.
Lemon basil spritz and mint cooler, for example, are easy crowd-pleasers because they are sweet, tangy and refreshing in just their right measures.
Tropical fruity flavours like pineapple or mango are sweet and decadent, and also have tanginess to balance out the flavour profiles. Berries are quite popular for winter and autumnal events. Even mocktails like apple and ginger fizz or pear and rosemary tonic—with the hit of herbs and spices—are ideal for colder seasons.
Selection as per the Occasion
It is essential to capture the essence of your party and tailor your beverage selection according to the mood of the event.
For example, if you are hosting a casual gathering, then you can go for fruity options. However, if your party is more cocktail or formal, this would not quite make the cut. Hence, if your parties are themed, then you must select the garnishing, fruits and presentation according to the theme.
Host Duties
Being a good host is much more than just serving mocktails to guests. If you offer beverages to a large number of people, you must also make an attempt to find out their choices. It is advisable to use freshly-plucked fruits for the beverages and mocktails so that the flavours can be authentic.
In case you are trying out a number of fruits, it is important to test them before serving to your guests so that you don't end up presenting an oddly flavoured drink.
Aesthetic Elegance
If the mocktails you are serving are not visually pleasing, they are most likely going to be rejected by a large number of your guests and party members. Hence, it is important that you go for fruits that offer a vibrant and inviting colour scheme.
You must also implement toppings and garnishing options with fruit slices or herbs before serving to your guests. The glass utensils you serve the mocktails must also complement the colour and decoration of the beverages.
Do remember: like everything, alcohol is best enjoyed in moderation. Drink responsibly!
