Mocktail

Learning Objectives

• Definition
• Types of Mocktail
• Methods of making Mocktail
 Definition:

Mocktail are non alcoholic beverages, flavoured, thickened or has a

watery consistency consumed to quench thirst or just to relax and
enjoy.

Those mixed drinks which are purely non alcoholic are called non
alcoholic or Mocktail.
 Ingredients Used In Mocktails

A mocktail is a mixture of one or more liquids with other ingredients, prepared in a

specific manner, presented attractively in different glassware with garnish to add to the
eye appeal.

Some of the ingredients used in making mocktails include:

(i) Ice:
The key ingredient used to chill the glass, chill the drink, dilute the drink, Ice should
never be reused. Never use wet ice for making or chilling the drink

(ii) Carbonated drinks:

This includes soda, cola, ginger ale, tonic, 7 up etc. They are usually freshly drawn,
kept chilled and used to fizz up the drink.
• (iii) Fruit juices:
Fresh juices always give the best taste and flavour. However, care should be
taken that they are stored well chilled and used within their limited shelf life.

• (iv) Dairy Products:

Dairy products include milk, cream, ice creams, etc. All of these tend to get
spoiled by bacteria. They are stored chilled.

• (v) Fruits and other garnishes:

Most good bars shall have a large selection of fruits cut and prepared in different
shapes to be used as garnishes.
• Garnishes:
These are the edible or non-edible products used to decorate a drink and the glass
making it more appealing and presentable to the eye.

• Edible Garnish:
These are items such as cut fruits, slices or spirals of lemon, sweet lime, pineapple,
orange; cherry, etc.

• Non Edible Garnish:

These are fancy items used to decorate the glass and are not to be consumed, made
either of food grade plastic or glass which are disposable in nature. Example: Fancy
umbrella.
(vi) Sugar syrup:
Granulated sugar does not mix quickly with liquids hence a
supply of sugar syrup refrigerated is always kept in handy.

(vii) Other ingredients:

Condiments like tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt,
spices like pepper cinnamon bitters etc are also kept ready.
•
Methods of Making Mocktail

• There are five basic methods of mixing Mocktail.

• (i) Build Drinks:
• In this method, drinks are added step by step in the glass in which the drink
is to be served the ingredients are floated one on top of other taking
advantage of difference in viscosity of the liquids
• (ii) Stirred Drinks:
• Here the ingredients are mixed by stirring them with ice in a
mixing glass and straining the mixture into a chilled serving
glass. Ingredients that blend easily are stirred.
(iii) Shaken Drinks:
• In this method the ingredients are mixed by shaking them by hand in
special shakers. Usually ingredients that do not readily mix like sugar,
cream, egg and fruit juices are shaken before being strained into cocktail
glasses.
 (iv) Blended drinks:
• This is made using electrical blenders. Most drinks that are shaken
can also be blended. However, drinks incorporating solid foods like
ice, ice cream, fruits need to be always blended.
v) Layering – this method is used when the ingredients
used are different color, flavor and densities
Table for Mocktail methods
Rules for Making Good Mocktail
• Ice should be clear, clean and fresh.
Shakers should be cleaned well, before each use and
filled only 3/4th.
• Fizz or carbonated drinks are not shaken or blended.
• Mocktail should always be served in clean pre chilled
glasses.
• Measure ingredients, inaccurate mixing spoils balance.
• Do not reuse ice, stirrer or garnish.
 Virgin Mary

Ingredients
• 2 drops Tabasco
• 5 ml lemon juice
• 105ml Tomato juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

Method
Pour the ingredients into the large highball over ice, stir.
 Cucumber & Mint Lemonade

Ingredients:
20ml Monin cucumber syrup
Or
60ml cucumber juice and 4 teaspoons castor sugar
15ml lime juice
5 large Mint leaves
Lemonade/Sprite & club soda to top

Method:

• Fill glass with ice cubes

• Lightly crush the curry leaves to release their flavour and drop into glass
• Add the cucumber syrup/sweetened cucumber juice, lime juice & top with lemonade/fizzy
lime
• Stir & taste to adjust flavour
• Garnish with a cucumber stick & Mint leaves
 Virgin Mojito
• Ingredients
• 50 gm sugar
• 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
• Club soda Gather the ingredients.
Method

• Add the sugar, mint leaves, and a splash of club soda to a highball glass.

• Muddle just enough to dissolve the sugar and release the flavor of the mint.

• Squeeze the juice from all of the lime wedges into the glass. Drop two wedges into the glass.

• Fill the glass with ice cubes.

• Top with club soda and garnish with a mint sprig.

• 1 lime (cut into 4 wedges)

• Garnish: mint sprig