4 Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes
Dry January may almost be over, but that doesn’t mean you need to stop enjoying non-alcoholic drinks, and for those of you who unfortunately fell of the wagon or missed it this year, it’s never to late to get stuck in to enjoying the hype of non-alcoholic drinks!
After all, non-alcoholic drinks have been taking over the drinks industry whilst absolutely raking in the sales, so even if you have no intention of going sober, its worth seeing what all the fuss is about.
Earlier this month I covered the 6 reasons why you should try out Dry January. In that article, I mentioned a lot about the brand Lyre’s. So it’s only fair that I share with you some Lyre’s specific non-alcoholic cocktails.
With that being said, here are 4 of my favourite and most easy to recreate at home yet sophisticated serves using Lyre’s. Like I said in my Dry January article, you don’t have to try a sober month in January alone, you can try it whenever you want. You also don’t have to try going completely sober, its okay to have a drink once in awhile with friends or family, or even on your own, but given that there is 4 recipes here, why not try out 1 sober day a week…
Sober Saturday Plan
So here’s the plan which I want you to consider trying if you’re a drinker. For the next 4 Saturdays I want you not to drink. Fancy a glass of wine on Friday evening? sure, go nuts, but Saturday is your sober day which you’re going to try for 4 weeks. That’s just 4 sober Saturdays.
To make it easier for you and something to look forward too, pick one of these cocktails to make at home as a sober Saturday treat. It will give you something to do and look forward to that doesn’t include alcohol. Try it out and let me know what you think.
The Cocktail Recipes
Iced Chai Lye’s Latte
Ingredients
25ml Chai infused agave
150ml Oat milk (or preferred milk)
Method
Pour all ingredients into a short glass filled with crushed ice.
Stir and sprinkle with chai seasoning.
To make the chai infused agave:
Mix equal parts agave and boiling water, add chai seasoning a teaspoon per 100ml of agave or until desired flavour. Stir and leave to cool.
Lyre’s Bees Knees
Ingredients
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Orange infused honey syrup
Method
Pour all ingredients into a shaker and shake with ice.
Fine strain into a chilled coupe.
Garnish with a lemon peel or lemon peel heart.
To make the orange honey syrup:
Mix equal parts - 200ml honey and 200ml boiling water, add the peels from one orange. Stir and allow to cool. Once cool, strain and bottle.
To make the lemon heart garnish:
Cut a lemon peel into a long rectangular shape then cut vertically through the centre leaving a space at the end. Bend into a heart shape and spear with a cocktail stick to keep in place.
Not New York Sour
Ingredients
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar syrup
50ml Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic American Malt
30ml Cranberry Juice
Method
Add the sugar syrup, lemon juice and Lyres American Malt to a shaker.
Shake well with ice and strain over cubed ice.
Slowly pour the cranberry juice on top creating a cranberry float.
Pear and Cardamom Fizz
Ingredients
20ml Grapefruit Juice
15ml Pear and cardamom puree
Method
Pour all ingredients into a champagne flute and lightly stir to combine.
Garnish with a pear slice dusted with ground cardamom.
To make the pear and cardamom puree:
Peel and roughly chop 1 pear. Add chopped pear to a blender with a splash of water and half a teaspoon of ground cardamom. Blend until smooth, add more water if required.
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Hi, I’m Cameron, guv’nor of Smartblend and all round mindful_mixologist. If you’ve enjoyed this guide and want more resources for non-alcoholic drinking, check out my mindful drinking page here on Smartblend.
