Non-alcoholic cocktails are designed to quench your thirst, but their huge variety can brighten any party, especially in the summer heat. These are lemonades, smoothies, shakes, fruit drinks and fizzy. They delight not only children, but also adults, and the abundance of seasonal fruits allows you to come up with your own recipes at least every day.
However, there are classic, long-loved recipes that are invariably included in top 5 best non-alcoholic cocktails.
5. Virgin Mary
This is a non-alcoholic version of Bloody Mary, a delicious, spicy and nutritious vegetable cocktail that can be an original and hearty lunch or afternoon snack. For its preparation, in 300 ml of tomato juice, add Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco, a teaspoon of horseradish and the juice of a quarter of a lemon (can be replaced with half a lime). All this is sprinkled with salt and black pepper and shaken with ice. This cocktail is decorated with a celery stick. For lunch, it can be served with a slice of black bread.
4. Lemon Egg Feet
Egg nog is a classic cocktail served at Christmas in English-speaking countries. But its more popular is not the main recipe, but the refreshing lemon one.
For him you will need two eggs, 200 ml each of cherry and pineapple juice, sugar, mint leaves and lemon wedges. Beat egg yolks with sugar until frothy and mix with pineapple juice. Separately, whisk the whites with sugar, which are mixed with cherry juice. Crushed lemon slices are placed on the bottom of the glass, and then the cherry mixture is poured in first, and then the pineapple mixture gently over the knife. The cocktail is decorated with mint and a lemon wedge.
In the main recipe, sugar syrup, vanilla extract, ground cardamom, cinnamon and cloves are added to the beaten eggs. And then, constantly whisking this mixture, 600 ml of milk is gradually added to it.
3. Classic lemonade
Always invigorating lemonade, people have been drinking for more than one hundred years. And now it can be called the most refreshing non-alcoholic drink.
For its traditional preparation, you need a peeled lemon and orange, which should be cut into cubes and put into a decanter. After this mass, you need to heat a little until juice appears and add a sprig of fresh mint. A little boiling water is poured directly into the decanter and sugar syrup is added. All this is covered with ice and filled with water to a volume of 1 liter. When serving, the drink can be garnished with a strawberry or orange slice.
2. "Mint Cloud"
This milkshake is especially loved by children and women for its tenderness and ice cream flavor. It is very satisfying, therefore it is served as a separate dish for a snack or afternoon tea. It can also replace a modest breakfast in the summer heat.
To prepare one portion, you will need 100 ml of milk and regular milk ice cream or ice cream, as well as 20 ml of mint syrup, a sprig of mint and whipped cream.
First, in a blender, you need to beat the ice cream, milk and syrup. Pouring this mixture into a glass, decorate it with cream and a sprig of mint and serve it to the table.
1. Non-alcoholic "Champagne" 
The undisputed leader among non-alcoholic cocktails is "Champagne" for friends. It can be the staple drink of a dry party or a great thirst quencher on the beach.
To prepare it, take six lemons, two red apples, 75 grams of sugar, two liters of chilled apple juice and a liter of carbonated mineral water, mint leaves.
First, sugar is dissolved in lemon juice freshly squeezed from lemons. To do this, the juice is gradually heated over a fire. After the sugar dissolves, the juice is cooled.
The apples should be cored and cut into small pieces. Mix the juice, soda water and syrup, and then pour apples into a common bowl and put mint leaves. After the drink has cooled, it is poured into glasses and served with ice.