6 CBD mocktail recipes to try this season
Whether you’re teetotal, giving your body a break from alcohol, pregnant or breastfeeding, or just fancy enjoying a beautifully blended drink without the danger of feeling rough the next day, we’ve compiled some of our favourite CBD mocktail recipes so that you can create your own delicious alcohol-free drinks this season, all with an added CBD wellness boost.
CBD Old Fashioned Mocktail
Give this classic a modern CBD twist by substituting the alcohol for our 1000mg full spec CBD oil.
What you’ll need to make each drink:
- A tsp of granulated sugar OR 2 tsp of sugar syrup
- 2 dashes of your favourite bitter e.g. Angostura
- A pipette of 1000mg CBD oil (try half a pipette if you’re new to CBD)
- A splash of water
- A slice of orange
- A maraschino cherry
- Ice cubes
- Soda/sparkling water (optional)
How to make:
Add the sugar/sugar syrup, bitters and water to a small tumbler and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Add ice to your glass and stir in the CBD oil. Add the soda water if you wish and garnish your drink with the orange slice and cherry.
CBD Mojito Mocktail
Try this delicious and refreshing alcohol-free recipe with mint CBD oil added to the mix.
What you’ll need to make two drinks:
- A tbsp granulated sugar
- A small bunch of fresh mint
- A pipette of mint CBD oil
- The juice of 3 limes
- Soda/sparkling water
- Crushed ice
How to make:
Use a pestle and mortar to grind up your mint leaves along with the sugar. Add crushed ice to your tall glasses (fill each up to 1/3 max with the ice) and divide the lime juice equally between the two. Add the mint and sugar mix, along with half of the pipette of mint CBD oil to each drink. Stir and top up the glass with soda water.
CBD Sour Cherry Sling Mocktail
If you love a sour cherry sling then this CBD-infused mocktail will definitely hit the spot, with the addition of delicious wild cherry CBD oil.
What you’ll need to make 2 drinks:
- 200ml of tart cherry juice
- 100ml of fresh orange juice
- A pipette of cherry CBD oil
- The juice of 2 limes
- Soda/sparkling water
- Crushed ice
How to make:
Add crushed ice to two tall glasses and pour the tart cherry juice, orange juice and lime juice equally between the two drinks. Add half a pipette of the cherry CBD oil to each glass and stir well. Add soda water to top up the glasses to finish.
CBD Appletini Mocktail
An alcohol-free appletini is a delicious treat any day of the year, with the addition of apple CBD oil.
What you’ll need to make each drink:
- A tsp of granulated sugar for rimming the glass
- Half a pipette of apple CBD oil
- A tbsp of sugar syrup
- 150ml fresh apple juice
- A wedge of lemon
- A slice of apple to garnish
- Crushed ice
How to make:
Rim the cocktail glass with the granulated sugar by wetting the rim on the lemon wedge and dipping the edge of the glass in the sugar. Keep the lemon wedge for later.
Add crushed ice to a cocktail shaker, along with the CBD oil, apple juice and sugar syrup. Squeeze the juice from the lemon wedge into the shaker and mix everything together by shaking well. Strain the drink into the centre of your cocktail glass to avoid the sugared rim and garnish with the apple slice to finish.
CBD Black Cherry and Basil Mocktail
A surprisingly refreshing combination, this cherry and basil mocktail incorporates wild cherry CBD oil.
What you’ll need to make each drink:
- 2 fresh basil leaves
- 30ml of black cherry juice
- Half a pipette of cherry CBD oil
- The juice of half a lime
- Ice cubes
- Soda/sparkling water
Use a pestle and mortar to grind up the basil leaves, add this to the glass with the lime juice and mix together. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour over the cherry juice and the cherry CBD oil. Mix together and top up with soda water.
CBD Apple Caramel Mocktail
The perfect autumnal drink to enjoy somewhere warm and cosy, this mocktail uses delicious apple CBD oil.
What you need to make each drink:
- 100ml fresh cloudy apple juice (chilled)
- 50ml ginger beer (chilled)
- Apple CBD oil
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar (to rim the glass)
- 30ml caramel syrup
How to make:
Pour the caramel syrup into a bowl and dip the rip of your cocktail glass into it. Then dip the rim into the demerara sugar. Right the glass and add the remaining caramel syrup to it. Pour over the cloudy apple juice, ginger beer and the CBD oil, stir well, sprinkle a little of the leftover demerara sugar on top and serve immediately.
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