Enjoying the summer so far? This is the best season for most people. We can wear our favorite sundresses and with more and more cities opening up again, we can brave the outside world and go on picnics and other summer adventures. With wonderful food and company, a perfect drink will complete it. So let us beat the heat with our compilation of CBD mocktail recipes for summer!
What is a Mocktail?
Mocktails are flavored drinks without alcohol. Basically, cocktails without the booze. Instead, a perfect combination of flavoring agents and liquor-like alternatives is important in mimicking the flavor of famous cocktails or creating new and delicious mocktails.
There are many popular mocktails like Shirley Temple, Arnold Palmer, and Roy Rogers because of the people associated with the drink and the refreshing flavor it brings. But let’s make a twist, let’s make the best CBD Mocktail Recipes for this summer.
5 CBD Mocktail Recipes This Summer
Part of this list are the most delicious but at the same time, easy CBD mocktail recipes to do. Try to do them all and choose your favorite!
CBD Raspberry Shrub
Ingredients
300g raspberries
50g raw honey (see tip)
75ml raw apple cider vinegar (see tip)
½ small pack mint leaves only
750ml bottle sparkling water
Ice
6ml 2000mg CBD Unflavored Tincture
Method
STEP 1
Place the raspberries, about half in a large bowl, and crush lightly. Gently stir while pouring the honey. Leave in the fridge to chill overnight.
STEP 2
Take it out of the fridge then add the vinegar. Stir gently then use a sieve or strainer to strain the mixture. Use the back of the spoon to press the mixture down gently.
STEP 3
If you have remaining raspberries, add them together with mint leaves. Add ice and sparkling water. Drop 1ml of the CBD Unflavored Tincture per serving. Stir gently to combine, then serve.
Serving Size: 6
Summer Cup CBD Mocktail
Ingredients
1cm thick slice of cucumber
1 sprig mint
few frozen red berries
120ml clear, sparkling lemonade
Ice
1 ml 1500mg Tropical CBG Tincture
Small slices of fruits and berries and mint leave to garnish
Method
STEP 1
In a small pan, boil 200 ml of water and put the cucumber and sprig (cut into small pieces). Turn off the heat and leave the mixture for 2 mins. Defrost a handful of berries for a minute, add them to the mint and cucumber then crush them lightly with the back of a spoon. Strain the mixture and keep it in the fridge for 24 hours. This will be enough to make up to four drinks.
STEP 2
Pour 40ml of the strained mixture into a tall glass, add some ice, and top up with 120ml lemonade. Add 1 ml of 1500mg Tropical CBG Tincture. Garnish with more berries and mint leaves or whatever chopped fruit you like. Stir gently to combine and enjoy!
Serving Size: 1
Non Alcoholic Sangria
Ingredients
4 cups white grape juice (1 l)
1/4 cup blueberries (40 g) + 3/4 cup blueberries (120 g)
1 cup orange juice (250 ml)
Juice of 1 lime + 2 limes
2 oranges
2 bananas
2 peaches
10ml of 1500mg Watermelon CBG Tincture
Instructions
Blend the white grape juice with 1/4 cup of 40g blueberries. Pour the liquid mixture into a jar or bowl.
Add the orange and the lime juice. Stir until it is well mixed.
Place ice in a jar, add the mixture, the chopped fruits (2 oranges, 2 bananas, 2 limes, and 2 peaches), and 3/4 cup of blueberries. Add 10 drops (10ml) of 1500mg Watermelon CBG Tincture. Let your Sangria stand in the fridge for 2 hours.
Serving Size: 10
Faux fizz CBD Mocktail Recipe
Ingredients
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
sparkling water, to top up
3ml Citrus 2000mg CBD Tincture
For the base syrup
1 sliced pear
4 dried apricots
75g golden caster sugar
25g honey
1 sprig rosemary, plus extra to garnish (optional)
1 strip lemon zest
Method
STEP 1
To make the base syrup, put the dried apricots, honey, sliced pear, a sprig of rosemary, a strip of lemon zest, and golden caster sugar in a saucepan with 100ml water. Heat for at least 10 mins or until the sugar has dissolved and the pear becomes very soft, then leave to cool completely.
STEP 2
Add the apple cider vinegar after draining the syrup into a jug then place in the fridge for at least 30 mins. Pour about 25ml of the syrup into a champagne flute and add cold sparkling water. Put 1 drop (1ml) of 2000mg Citrus CBD Tincture and garnish with a rosemary sprig if you like.
Serving Size : 3
Virgin Mojito CBD Mocktail Recipe
Ingredients
1 tbsp sugar
small bunch mint
3 limes, juiced
soda water
2ml 2000mg Peppermint CBD Tincture
Method
STEP 1
Using a pestle and mortar (or a small bowl and the end of a rolling pin), muddle the sugar with mint leaves.
STEP 2
Put a handful of crushed ice into 2 tall glasses then divide the lime juice between the glasses with your mint mix. Add 1ml of 2000mg Peppermint CBD Tincture per glass, put a straw and top up with soda water.
Serving Size: 2
From being the perfect meal partner to beating the summer heat and keeping yourself refreshed, mocktails are not just a fancy juice. Unfortunately, it is still being overshadowed by cocktails and beers. But now is the time that it receives the credit it deserves. Let’s follow this easy CBD Mocktail Recipes and raise our non-alcoholic glasses and cheers to enjoy every bit of this summer season!
