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Alcohol-free drinks, done properly
MocktailHQ is CocktailHQ's full alcohol-free section — built on the same recipe standard as every cocktail on the site: real ratios, real method, real substitutions. Not a consolation menu for non-drinkers, and not a separate product — just the alcohol-free half of what we do, given the room it deserves.
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Featured mocktails
Familiar favourites
Alcohol-free versions of cocktails you already know
Built from the same recipe as their alcoholic counterpart, minus the alcohol — not a rough approximation.
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Alcohol-free version of Mojito
Virgin MojitoAll the mint, lime and fizz of a mojito, without the rum — just as refreshing.
Alcohol-free version of Moscow Mule
Alcohol-Free MuleGinger beer and lime over ice in a chilled mug — all the mule's spice and snap, no vodka.
Alcohol-free version of Piña Colada
Virgin Piña ColadaCoconut cream, pineapple juice and cream blended with ice — a tropical classic without the rum.
Alcohol-free version of Aperol Spritz
Alcohol-Free SpritzAlcohol-free aperitif, soda water and an orange slice — the spritz's bitter-orange snap without the alcohol.
Alcohol-free version of Gin and Tonic
Garden HighballAlcohol-free botanical spirit, tonic, cucumber and mint — a crisp, herbal highball for the garden.
Alcohol-free version of Tom Collins
Citrus CoolerOrange and lemon juice lengthened with soda and mint — a bright, three-ingredient CocktailHQ original.
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Start from the taste you're after — sharp, sweet, bitter, spiced — rather than from a recipe name.
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Pick by the feeling you want the drink to have, not the ingredients you happen to own.
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What you're actually making these for — a brunch, a party, a quiet Tuesday.
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What's in season, what the weather's doing, and which drinks suit it.
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How the drink is built — which usually tells you more about how it will taste than the ingredients do.
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Quick wins
Easy mocktails
Minimal shopping
Three-ingredient mocktails
No specialist kit
No special equipment
No special bottle
Without an alcohol-free spirit
27 of the 36 recipes here need no alcohol-free spirit, aperitif or sparkling wine — nothing you would have to seek out.
Less sugar
The least sweet of these
Ranked by each recipe's own estimated sugar, lowest first. The median alcohol-free drink here is 20g a serving; these are well under it. Estimates, not measurements — see each recipe for what it assumes.
Learn the craft
How to make alcohol-free drinks that are actually good
Alcohol does five jobs in a drink. These guides cover how to replace each one — balance, acidity, bitterness, body, aroma and fizz.
What alcohol actually contributes to a drink, what disappears when you take it out, and the five things you can use to replace it.
Why alcohol-free drinks so often taste correct and still feel thin — and the specific ways to give one weight, length and a finish worth having.
Why alcohol-free drinks need proportionally more acid than cocktails do, and how to tune the sweet-sour ratio by taste rather than by recipe.
The flavour people miss most when they stop drinking, and the five alcohol-free ingredients that genuinely supply it.
An honest account of distilled alcohol-free spirits — where they genuinely work, where they don't, and when the money is better spent elsewhere.
Fruit, sugar and vinegar steeped into a syrup — the single most useful thing you can make at home for alcohol-free drinks.
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