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Mama Mocktails

Keeping your summer bump and yourself hydrated needent be humdrum check out these fabulous drinks for when you are in need of a treat.

More information:

Drinkaware.co.uk has a great list of mocktails available as well as videos tutorials to get you started

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Lime Rickey

Ingredients

30 ml lime juice squeezed

30 ml sugar syrup

15 ml orange bitters

Ice

120 ml soda water

Lime peel for garnish

Crushed ice (optional)

Directions

Squeezed lime juice add the wedges to the glass, pour in the sugar syrup and orange bitters and add ice. Shake well. Pour through a strainer into a tall glass with ice. Stir and garnish with a scattering of lime peel. For a cool summer treat pour over crushed ice instead of cubes.

Ingredients

Half lemon squeezed

Salt and Pepper

Couple dashes of Tabasco

Splash of Worcestershire

4 Basil leaves (torn)

Ice cubes

180 ml tomato juice

Celery stick for garnish

Lemon wedge & Pickles (for optional garnish)

Directions

Half lemon squeezed and placed in a tall glass, add a few dashes of salt and pepper, a few splashes of Tabasco sauce and a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce. Add 4 torn basil leaves, ice (cubed) and tomato juice, shake well. Pour ingredients through strainer into a glass of ice. Garnish with a celery stick and basil leaves and a lemon wedge and/or pickles if you like. Perftect for a spicy kick anytime of day or night

Virgin Bloody Mary

Sparkling Pom Collins

Ingredients

Slice of lime

Ice cubes

60 ml pomegranate juice

30 ml soda water

Pomegranate seeds (garnish)

Directions

Using a Tom Collins glass squeeze one slice of lime out and place wedge in the glass, half-fill glass with ice, add pomegranate juice and soda water, stir, garnish with pomegranate seeds and you’re done. Perfect for a quick and easy treat!