The sun is shining, temperatures are soaring, and all you want to do is cool down and chill out. And what better way than with a cool drink in your hand on a warm summer evening?

If, like us, 2020 is the year to start focusing more on your health (and liver!) then perhaps you are thinking about cutting down on your alcohol intake. But just because a drink lacks the hard stuff doesn’t mean it lacks fun and flavour! No alcohol for you this summer? No problem. Fruity alcohol-free options can be delicious, refreshing and fun for the whole family.

Give your body a break from the beers and embrace mocktails with a little help from this deliciously tempting list of the seasons best alcohol-free drinks.

Shirley Temple

Pretty, pink and perfectly bubbly, the Shirley Temple is the quintessential year-round mocktail and one of the most refreshing and easy to make drinks there is.

What You Need:

• Ginger Ale
• Grenadine
• Maraschino Cherries

What You Do:

All you need to do is grab a glass of ice and ginger ale, top up with grenadine and add the finishing touch of a delectable maraschino cherry. Easy!

Sweet Summer Sangria

Grapes, oranges, strawberries: what better ingredients for a healthy summer sip? Swap out the traditional red wine base for grape juice and whip up a colourful pitcher of this beauty to WOW your friends at your next barbeque.

What You Need:

• 750ml White or Red Grape Juice
• 375ml Orange Juice
• 375ml Sparkling Water
• 500g chopped fruit (of your choice! We’d recommend grapes, oranges, peaches, strawberries, apples or even blueberries)
• Ice
• Lemon slices to garnish
  
  

What You Do:

Add grape juice, orange juice and sparkling water to a large jug or drink dispenser. Add chopped fruit. Place mocktail in the fridge to chill for at least an hour. When ready add ice and garnish with lemon slices or herbs before serving.

For a rosé variation use half red grape juice and half white grape juice. You can even swap the grape juice altogether for cranberry or pomegranate juice!

Mango Cooler

In hot weather even hearing the word ‘cooler’ is enough to start your cravings for an icy treat. Throw in one of the juiciest fruit flavours around and a creamy smoothie texture and this easy mocktail does the perfect job of cooling you off and hydrating you in the heat.

What You Need:

• 150g Frozen Mango
• Honey, to taste
• 125 grams of Greek YoghurtOR125 ml of milk
  
  

What You Do:

Put it all in the blender and serve it up! If using fresh mango, add ice for that refreshing, slushy texture.

Peach Iced-Tea

Beat the heat with this fruity little number that will be a hit with the whole family. Like your iced-teas? Try a variation of this recipe using delicious raspberries or blueberries.

What You Need:

• 5 Ripe Peaches
• 200g Sugar
• 4 Teabags

What You Do:

Tip sugar into a pan of 250ml water and bring to boil slowly until sugar is dissolved. Add chopped peaches until they are soft, then remove from the heat and mash with a fork. Leave to infuse for 1 hour. Sieve this syrup into a jug, mashing the fruit to release all the juice! 

Put teabags into a large heatproof jug and pour over 2 litres of boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes, remove tea bags and chill liquid in the fridge. Once chilled stir peach syrup and ice into iced tea. In glasses top up with more water, sparkling water or ice. Garnish with fresh peach slices.

Super Easy Lemonade

Not often categorised as a mocktail, this absolute summer classic definitely still deserves a place on this list. Who can say no to a cool lemonade on a hot day? To shake things up a bit, why not make a show-stopping pink lemonade just add a dash of grenadine!

What You Need:

• 3 Unwaxed Lemons
• 150g Caster Sugar
• 1 Litre Cold Water

What You Do:

Chop your lemons, including rind, and throw them into a food processor along with sugar and half the water. Blend until fine. Pour mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pressing through as much juice as you can. Top up with the remaining water and serve with ice and a slice. Perfect.