Peach-Mint Julep (NA)
A mocktail is a nonalcoholic beverage designed to mimic the flavor and presentation of a traditional cocktail — minus the alcohol. These drinks often combine fruit or vegetable juices, herbs, sparkling water and flavored syrups to create refreshing and complex profiles. Mocktails allow people to enjoy the social and sensory experience of a cocktail while avoiding alcohol-related health risks.
Ingredients
1 cup canned peaches in water, muddled
24 mint leaves
2 limes, rinsed and halved
1 ½ cups unflavored or flavored sparkling water
4 teaspoons granulated sugar
Directions
In a bowl, add the lime, and muddle using a muddler or the back of the spoon. Muddle (stir) until the pulp and juice fill the bowl. Remove the wedges and add peaches, mint and granulated sugar to the bowl. Muddle again until a puree consistency. The mint leaves won’t break down completely.
Remove the lime wedges and pour the contents into a shaker with ice and shake for 30 seconds.
Pour all contents into a glass with ice and top with sparkling water.
