Lighter, greener
Spring mocktails
Lighter, herb-led alcohol-free drinks for the shoulder season between mulled drinks and iced ones.
Spring drinking sits awkwardly between the two obvious seasons: too warm for anything mulled, not hot enough for a glass packed with ice. What works is lighter and greener — cucumber, mint, elderflower and floral notes rather than heavy fruit.
These are also the drinks that suit an afternoon rather than an evening, which is most of what spring drinking actually is. Herbs are at their best now too — mint and basil in spring are noticeably more aromatic than the greenhouse versions available in January.
Garden Highball
Alcohol-free botanical spirit, tonic, cucumber and mint — a crisp, herbal highball for the garden.
Ginger Lime Fizz
Ginger beer, lime and soda over ice with mint — a spicy, fizzy CocktailHQ original.
Cucumber Mint Cooler
Muddled cucumber and mint lengthened with lime and soda — a cool, green, alcohol-free highball.
How this list is built
Recipes whose authored seasonality includes spring or all-year, built on herbal, floral or cucumber ingredients.
Nothing on this page is hand-picked or sponsored — the list comes straight from the recipe data, so it stays correct as the catalogue grows. Lists only exist once enough real recipes match; that is why some categories you might expect aren't here yet.