Here are 7 cocktail ideas for kids — obviously, alcohol-free!
Cocktails for kids: no, don’t be surprised! Children can enjoy their own cocktails too; obviously, without alcohol. They tend to prefer fresh fruit versions, meaning natural drinks, although there are also ready-made options prepared with industrially produced fruit soft drinks and paired with desserts, sweets or other treats.
1. Cocktails for kids: Barbados Surprise
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz. (15 ml) Grenadine
- 2 oz. (60 ml) Orange juice
- 2 oz. (60 ml) Rum
- 1/2 oz. (15 ml) Blue Curaçao
Preparation:
Add the grenadine to a glass and fill it with ice.
Then, in another glass, add the curaçao and white rum (you can replace the rum with vodka) and stir.
Add the orange juice to the glass with grenadine.
Finally, add the curaçao and rum mixture to the glass with grenadine and orange juice, using a spoon so that the layer forms only on top.
2. Cocktails for kids: Chantaco
Ingredients:
- 1/4 orange juice
- 3 tablespoons grenadine
- 1/4 lemonade
- ice
Preparation:
Mix the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake.
Serve very cold.
Note: Grenadine can be found in the spirits section of supermarkets. It is pomegranate juice, not a liqueur.
It is an important ingredient in many cocktails.
3. Cocktails for kids: Florida
Ingredients:
- 1/2 orange juice.
- 1/2 lemon juice.
- 1.5 cl grenadine.
- 2 tablespoons sugar or syrup.
Preparation:
Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice and serve in a juice glass.
For extra appeal, rim the glass with sugar and grenadine. Garnish with an orange slice.
4. Cocktails for kids: San Francisco
Ingredients:
- 2 cl orange juice
- 2 cl lemon juice
- 1 cl pineapple juice,
- 1 tablespoon grenadine.
Preparation:
Mix in a cocktail shaker, serve in a highball glass — a Collins glass — and top up with soda.
Decorate with slices of orange and lemon, plus a few cherries on the straw.
5. Cocktails for kids: Roy Rogers
Ingredients:
- 2 dl cola soft drink
- 1 tablespoon grenadine
- 2 cherries
- Ice
Preparation:
Pour the cola soft drink into a highball glass with ice, add the grenadine, mix with a long spoon or a straw, and decorate with the cherries.
Non-alcoholic cocktails for children are colourful, fun and refreshing.
6. Cocktails for kids: Shirley Temple
Ingredients:
- 3 cl grenadine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 9 cl soda
- 2 cherries
Preparation:
Put all the ingredients in a highball glass with ice, stir with the straw and decorate with the cherries.
It is another of the best-known non-alcoholic cocktails.
7. Cocktails for kids: Virgin Caipi, the alcohol-free caipirinha
Ingredients:
- 2 or 3 limes
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- 6 cl ginger ale
- 1 cl sugar syrup or inverted sugar
- Ice
Preparation:
Place 1 lime, cut into 8 pieces and not squeezed, in a clean glass.
Separately, in a mixing glass, add the remaining sliced limes with the sugar and crush them with a pestle. Once they have released all their juice, transfer it to the clean glass, add the sugar syrup, crushed ice and finish with the ginger ale.