friendsgiving mocktails · alcohol-free
A bright, tea-forward cranberry spritz with fresh orange, rosemary honey, and a lively ginger-beer finish. This festive alcohol-free pour has tart, citrusy, herbal, and gently spicy layers.
Prep time
15 minutes, plus chilling time
Total time
15 minutes, plus chilling time
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
A balanced alcohol-free drink built around real citrus and fruit flavor.
Easy-to-find ingredients and an approachable home-bar method.
Made for an everyday treat, dinner party, or celebratory pour.
Makes 4 servings. Ingredient quantities update with the selected batch size.
Stir the honey and hot water together in a small heatproof cup until the honey dissolves. Add 1 rosemary sprig, steep for 10 minutes, then remove the sprig and chill the rosemary honey syrup.
In a large pitcher, combine the chilled rooibos tea, cranberry juice, orange juice, lime juice, and chilled rosemary honey syrup.
Taste the base and refrigerate until very cold, at least 20 minutes if time allows.
Just before serving, gently stir in the ginger beer to preserve its fizz.
Pour over ice in four glasses and garnish with orange slices and the remaining rosemary sprig, divided among the glasses.
For a crowd: Make the tea-and-juice base up to 24 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate it, then add ginger beer only when serving.
Easy swaps: Yes. Refrigerate the tea, juice, lime, and rosemary honey base for up to 24 hours; add the ginger beer and ice just before serving. Use chilled hibiscus tea for a tarter berry note, or decaffeinated black tea for a more traditional tea-like backbone.
Yes. Refrigerate the tea, juice, lime, and rosemary honey base for up to 24 hours; add the ginger beer and ice just before serving.
Use chilled hibiscus tea for a tarter berry note, or decaffeinated black tea for a more traditional tea-like backbone.
Choose an unsweetened cranberry juice and a dry ginger beer, then start with 2 tablespoons of the rosemary honey syrup and add more only if needed.
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