The mocktail – non-alcoholic cocktail, the idea of which was born in America and his fame quickly spread around the world. Name in English translates as mock – frump and cocktail – cocktail.
In different countries, mocktails have different names, for example, virgin or Pick-me-up – popular hangover cocktails in Britain. They taste good and help restore power. Such cocktails are there in the cultures of all countries. In the United States, mocktails call all drinks that contain less than 0.5% alcohol – the same non-alcoholic beer or wine, though the mocktails – drink of several ingredients, does not contain alcohol.
Depending on the composition, mocktails are divided into several types.
Sherbet is a refreshing drink made from fruit and berry juices, lemonade, and ice cream. Ice cream filled with all the ingredients, mixing and drinking through a straw. Sorbets, for the first time, began to prepare in the 12th century in Iran.
Flip – whipped in a shaker for one minute and contains a part of the yolks, a syrup made from fruit or berries, milk, and lemonade. Served in champagne glasses.
Cobbler – like sherbet is prepared in a glass. Two-thirds fill it with crushed ice and top refill juice, syrup and decorated with fruit. Use the special dessert with a fork.
Phys – heavily foaming drink, which is composed of sparkling water, berry juice, and ice. Products run through a shaker and are decorated with slices of citrus fruits.
Popular mocktails
Mojito – for its preparation, you need 10 grams of cane sugar, 10 grams of sprigs of fresh mint, lime medium size, 400 ml tonic, ice cubes to taste.
Eggnog – usual eggnog. Preparing a drink of sweet milk with the beaten eggs. Eggnog is popular in the United States and Canada as a Christmas drink, but the drink’s birthplace is England. Take 0.5 grams of vanilla, 20 ml of sugar syrup, egg, 140 ml of milk, and beat until the eggnog does not increase in volume 2рза.
Smoothie – Brazilian cocktail, which is home-cooked and mashed bananas and pineapples. It became popular in the 20th century and spread worldwide; for smoothies, use fruits with pulp. Mix 0.5 liters of milk, 2 bananas, sugar to taste, grind in a blender until smooth.
Cobbler – to make this cocktail, you will need 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup, tea 100 grams, 200 grams of whipped cream, and ice to taste. Pour chocolate syrup into tea and mix with the remaining ingredients.
Cup – take the pineapple, 2 grenades, a few ice cubes. Mix fresh juice of pineapple and pomegranates add ice to taste.
Ice coffee – ice-cooling coffees made from 80 ml of coffee, 30 grams of ice cream, 30 ml of cream, and chocolate. Coffee put ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate chips.