At Iconic, we love celebrating the spirit-free cocktail. There are many times we skip the booze and take a free spirited vacation. Our cocktail mixers make it far more fun than the other options out there. In this blog post, learn how to make these beverages as if you were crafting a cocktail for whenever you’re not drinking alcohol. And if you’re looking for a low ABV or a lighter cocktail, all these recipes are perfect with sparkling wine as well.
We put all the right flavors in one place with our Sparkling Stars Spirit Pack mocktail mixer kit! Enjoy this sampler pack of the mixers we recommend for sparkling water and sparkling wine. It comes packed with Orange Blossom Tonic, Lime Leaf Tonic, Prickly Pear Sour, and Ginga Syrup with these four fresh mocktails or sparkling wine recipes! It makes the perfect mocktail mixer kit to find a new flavor to try!
Adding Bitters to your Bubbles for a Better Beverage
This simple cocktail is finished with aromatic bitters that can take a mocktail from drab to fab. Adding bitters to a Free Spirit Cocktail is a great way to create another layer for a more inclusive drinking experience. Balance it out with sweet, yet refreshing, Iconic Orange Blossom Tonic.
Blossomin’ Bubbles
- 5oz sparkling water (or sparkling wine)
- 1oz Iconic Orange Blossom Tonic
- 1/4oz lime juice
- 2 dashes of orange bitters
-Combine all in a glass with ice
-Stir to combine
-Garnish with a citrus twist
The Tonic of Life should be made fresh.
You can use store bought tonic waters but they’re going to be made with artificial ingredients and tons of high fructose corn syrup. Instead, grab a tonic concentrate (like our Lime Leaf Tonic) and get full control over the tonic flavor. Our Iconic Lime Leaf Tonic is made with real ingredients, low sugar, always fresh, and makes the best NA cocktails.
Tonique de Vie
- 5oz sparkling water or sparkling wine
- 1oz Iconic Lime Leaf Tonic
- 1/4oz lime juice
-Combine all in a tall glass with ice
-Stir to combine
-Garnish with a lime wheel
Color your Free Spirit Cocktail with Prickly Pear Sour
Our Iconic Prickly Pear Sour has over 50 five star reviews and the majority of them are from people who use this flavor for mocktails! For this recipe, we are adding Prickly Pear Sour to tropical pineapple juice to get a burst of flavor (and color!) If you have a parasol pick, this Free Spirit Cocktail deserves it.
Barbaries
- 5oz sparkling water or sparkling wine
- 1.5oz pineapple juice
- 1/2oz Iconic Prickly Pear Sour
-Fill a tall glass with ice and sparkling water (or sparkling wine)
-Add pineapple juice
-Top with Prickly Pear Sour
A spicy ginger mocktail that will fire you up
When I’m not drinking and I order a mocktail at a restaurant, I’m so bummed out when I get a can of soda like Ginger Ale or Sprite. Even if you're not drinking, your Free Spirit cocktails can be unique and creative like this one with Iconic Ginga Syrup. Take time to prepare your cocktail in a fun glass and always finish it with a garnish!
Elixir of Eire
- 5oz sparkling water or sparkling wine
- 1.5oz Iconic Ginga Syrup
- 3/4oz lemon juice
-Combine all in a glass with ice
-Stir to combine
-Garnish with a lemon wheel
Free Spirit Cocktails should be exciting and thoughtful. We created the Sparkling Stars Spirit Pack to put some of our favorite recipes in one place with the Iconic Mixers that shine in this style. If you’re not drinking for whatever reason, try out a Sparkling Star Spirit Pack or send one as a mocktail mixer kit to someone who needs a little more pizzazz to their spirit-free beverage game!