This Ultimate Holiday Mocktail is the perfect balance of sweet and spiced, featuring fresh orange, cinnamon, and rosemary. It’s a festive drink ideal for Christmas, New Year’s celebrations, or any seasonal gathering.
Mocktails offer a festive, inclusive beverage option that everyone can enjoy. They’re perfect for those who prefer to reduce alcohol intake, expectant mothers, designated drivers, and anyone looking for a delicious, family-friendly drink. Crafting a signature holiday mocktail also adds a special touch to your celebrations while ensuring all guests feel included.
This recipe is easy to scale up for larger gatherings. Simply increase the amounts of citrus juice, sweetener, and fizzy topper, storing the mixture in a pitcher. For best results, add the fizzy drink to individual glasses just before serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups freshly-squeezed blood orange juice (That’s about 3-4 large blood oranges)
- 1 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
- 1 grapefruit, freshly-squeezed
- 1 lemon, freshly-squeezed
- ½ cup Agave
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- frizz drink, to top (You can use ginger beer, seltzer water, etc.)
Garnish
- Whole cranberries
- Sliced strawberries
- Sliced orange, blood orange, and/or grapefruit wedges
- Fresh rosemary sprigs
Directions
- In a pitcher, put together the blood orange juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, Agave, and cinnamon, stirring everything together until combined
- Assemble the mocktails: For each drink, fill an 8-ounce glass halfway with crushed ice. Add ½ cup of the mocktail mixture and garnish with sliced fruit and a rosemary sprig. Top with ginger beer or some kind of frizzy drink until the glass is filled
- Sip and Enjoy!
