Bartending Basics: Creating Non-Alcoholic Drinks

A good number of your guests may choose not to drink alcohol, but this decision doesn't mean that they're stuck with boring soft drinks. Any of the following recipes are sure to impress, especially when served in traditional bar glasses.

Cranberry Collins
1/2 cup Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
1/2 Tbsp. Lime Juice
1 cup Club Soda, chilled
Ice Cubes
Lime Slices
Mix Cranberry Juice Cocktail and Lime Juice. Stir in Club Soda. Add Ice Cubes and Lime Slices.

Chocolate Banana Colada Shake
1/3 cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1/2 cup Milk
1 Tbsp. Chocolate Syrup
1-1/2 cups Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream
1/2 cup Sliced Banana
Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately.

Coco Lopez Shake
2-1/2 oz. Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1 cup Ice
Mix ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Dust Cutter
3/4 oz. Rose's Lime Juice
6 oz. Schweppes Tonic Water
Combine over ice in a tall glass.

Fruit Bowl
1 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. Grape Juice
1 oz. Grapefruit Juice
Shake with ice. Serve in a tall glass.

Grapefruit Cooler
8 oz. Grapefruit Juice
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Pour Grapefruit Juice into a tall glass filled with ice. Add Bitters and stir.

Kona Coast
1 oz. Rose's Lime Juice
1/4 oz. Rose's Grenadine
5 oz. Mott's Apple Juice
2 oz. Schweppes Ginger Ale
Stir together and serve over ice in a tall glass.

New Orleans Day
2 oz. Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1 oz. Butterscotch Topping
1 oz. Half & Half
1 cup Ice
Mix in a blender until smooth.

Nada Colada
1 oz. Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 cup Ice
Mix in a blender until smooth.

Orange Smoothie
2-1/2 oz. Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
3 oz. Orange Juice
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1 cup Ice
Nutmeg
Mix first four ingredients in a blender until smooth. Sprinkle with Nutmeg.

Pina Colada Shake
1/2 cup Unsweetened Pineapple Juice
1/3 cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1-1/2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream
Mix in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately.

Red Racket
1/2 cup Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, chilled
1/2 cup Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juice, chilled
10 Ice Cubes
In a blender, combine Grapefruit Juice and Ice Cubes. Blend on high speed till frothy. Pour into a tall glass.

Ruby Cooler
1 cup Ocean Spray Cranapple Drink
1 tsp. Instant Tea
Lemon Wedges
Mix Cranberry Juice and Tea. Pour over ice into two tall glasses with Lemon Wedge garnishes.

Shirley Temple
1 oz. Rose's Lime Juice
1 oz. Rose's Grenadine
6 oz. Schweppes Ginger Ale
Pour ingredients over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a Cherry.

Virgin Mary
4 oz. Tomato Juice
dash Worcestershire Sauce
dash Salt and Pepper
dash Tabasco Sauce
In a glass filled with ice, add Tomato Juice. Add a dash or two of Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco, Salt, and Pepper. Garnish with a Celery Stalk.