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Lyre's Negroni

By Lyre's Spirit Co on

Ingredients (serves 1)

  • 30mL Lyre's Dry London Spirit
  • 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Rosso
  • 30mL Lyre's Italian Orange

Method

    1. Stir briefly over fresh, cubed ice.
    2. Serve in an old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange slice. 


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Lyre's Mojito

By Lyre's Spirit Co on

Ingredients (serves 1)

  • 75mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
  • 30mL lime juice
  • 15mL white sugar syrup (1:)
  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • 30mL premium bottled soda water

Method

    1. Add all ingredients into glass and fill with fresh, cubed ice.
    2. Add soda water and stir.
    3. Pour into a Highball glass.
    4. Garnish with a lime wedge and plump mint sprig. 



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Lyre's Espresso Martini

By Lyre's Spirit Co on

Ingredients (serves 1)

  • 45mL Lyre's Coffee Originale 
  • 15mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
  • 45mL premium cold drip or fresh espresso
  • 10mL premium vanilla syrup (not vanilla essence)

Method

    1. Dry shake all ingredients to mix. 
    2. 1/2 fill shaker with ice, shake hard briefly.
    3. Fine strain into a coupette and garnish with a coffee bean float.


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Easy Guava Mocktails With Lemon

By The Mindful Mocktail on

Ingredients (serves 2)

  • 3 tablespoons guava nectar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 6-8 mint leaves
  • 1 cup of your favourite sparking kombucha

Method

  1. Place guava nectar and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker or mason jar.
  2. Clap the mint together in your hands and add to the mixture. Press gently a couple of times with a muddler.
  3. Add some ice and shake ingredients together until combined.
  4. Fill a glass with ice and pour guava mixture in. 
  5. Top with kombucha. 



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Orange Ginger Mocktail

By The Mindful Mocktail on

Ingredients (serves 2)

  • 1/3 cup orange juice 
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 8 mint leaves
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ginger ale

Method

  1. Clap the mint in your hands to release the scent, then place into a cocktail shaker. 
  2. Add orange juice, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar to the shaker.
  3. Add a few ice cubes to the shake and shake until combined. 
  4. Pour into an ice-filled glass and top with ginger ale. 
  5. Garnish with orange slices and mint. 



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Strawberry Mojito Mocktail

By The Mindful Mocktail on

Ingredients (serves 1)

  • 3 strawberries, sliced
  • 10 mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp sugar or sweetener of choice
  • 1 cup soda water
  • Extra mint and strawberries to serve

Method

  1. Muddle strawberries and sugar/sweetener in a glass to release the juices. Try to get the strawberry pieces small enough to fit through a straw. You can use a blender for this step if preferred.
  2. Add the lime juice and stir to combine. 
  3. Clap the mint together in your hands to release the scent (you'll know it's worked when your hands smell minty!).
  4. Fill your glass with ice and soda water. Stir to combine.
  5. Garnish with extra mint and strawberry slices. 



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Watermelon, Strawberry & Lime Mocktail

By The Mindful Mocktail on

Ingredients (serves 2)

  • 2 cups watermelon 
  • 8 strawberries
  • 1/2 cup lime juice

Method

  1. Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until combined. 
  2. Pour into an ice filled glass and garnish. 

Tip: Add some mint for extra kick! 


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Pomegranate Fizz

By The Mindful Mocktail on

Ingredients

  • 60 mls pomegranate juice
  • Half a lime cut in wedges
  • 6-8 mint leaves
  • 250 mls diet ginger ale

Method

  1. Place lime wedges and pomegranate juice in a tall glass. Muddle until all the juice has been pressed out of the lime. If you don’t have a muddler, use the back end of a wooden spoon or similar.
  2. Clap mint leaves together in your hands a few times to release the scent and add to the glass. Give the mint a gentle press a couple of times with the muddler.
  3. Add plenty of ice to the glass and top with ginger ale. Stir well.
  4. Garnish with pomegranate seeds, mint and lime.


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Having fun and socialising without drinking alcohol

By ABC Everyday / By Patrick Wright on

Jahin Tanvir doesn't drink.

It doesn't stop him from having a good time with his friends, but there comes a certain point in the night where he's forced to explain himself.

At his first university party, the 20-year-old student says he had "like five beer bottles" shoved in his face.

"I went outside because I couldn't handle it," he says.

"[My friend] spoke to me and I was able to open up and tell her that I don't drink. She was empathetic, and told everyone, and it became more welcoming."

There are plenty of reasons why people might not drink alcohol. Jahin is Muslim, and drinking is against his faith.

Other people might choose to avoid alcohol for health reasons, or simply because they don't like the taste or effects.

It's becoming...

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