What is a get together without a few drinks to amp up the atmosphere? Some easy to amke mock tails recipes to whip up for your next party 

Mock tails are a discovery of culinary creativity; a good cook’s imagination at its best. The unique tastes and blends of different juices, syrups and fresh seasonal fruit pieces temp and mystify people with all kinds of taste buds. Mock tails are essentially nonalcoholic and relished by everyone especially lovers of fruity flavours…

Although, it takes years of practice to achieve a perfectly mixed drink, with a few simple rules in mind you can create some sensational taste combinations of your own. Before mixing a drink have every thing close at hand, measure the portions accurately and prepare lots of freshly crushed ice for use. For ice cubes with a difference, place lemon wedges or fruit pieces in an ice tray and use in your mock tails drinks when frozen. Avoid using melting ice. Cut fruits into cubes, don’t forget to use garnishes to add decoration and give an extra dash to the drink.

Strawberry Colada

Ingredients

• Pineapple Juice 200 ml
• Fresh cream 50 ml
• Coconut Milk 20 ml
• Strawberry Crush 20 ml

Method

Mix all the ingredients and crushed ice. Pour in to a tall glass garnish with a strawberry slice. Serve with a fancy straw.

Blue Angel

Ingredients

• Litchi Crush 20 ml
• Lime Juice 5 ml
• Blue Cauraco 5 ml

Methods

Mix all the ingredients. Pour into a tall glass. Top up with Sprite or Lemonade. Add crushed ice, garnish with a slice of lime. Stir gently and serve. You can use a fancy straw.

Mango Flicks

Ingredients

• Mango Juice 90 ml
• Almond Syrup 15 ml
• Dash of cream and Raspberry crush

Method

Blend all the ingredients in a blender for just two seconds; pour it in a medium glass. Add crushed ice, garnish with a Mango slice and serve.

Mango Delight

Ingredients

• Mango Juice 30 ml
• Pineapple Juice 30 ml
• Orange juice 30 ml
• Fresh Cream 30 ml

Method

Shake up all the ingredients add in a tall glass with crushed ice garnished with a Cherry or Pineapple. You could also use Mango or Vanilla ice cream instead of fresh cream.

Pin Colada

Ingredients

• Fresh Cream 30 ml
• Mango Juice 120 ml
• Pineapple Juice 120 ml
• Sugar Syrup 30 ml
• Whipped egg white One (optional, one could also use Blue Crush)
• Crushed Ice

Method

Mix all ingredients and garnish with pineapple slice. Serve with crushed ice in a champagne glass.

Margarita

The true art of making margaritas lies in the ideal ratios and the pizza with which it is served. The ratio for margarita mix can vary from equal parts of each ingredient to 3:2:1 tequila; orange juice; lime juice.

Ingredients

• Coarse salt
• 1/4 cups tequila
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 lime wedge
• Additional lime wedges for garnish (optional).

Method

• Rub the rims of 2 gasses with the lime wedge. Place the coarse salt in a shallow dish; dip glass rims into salt. Place half of the ice cubes into each glass.
• In a pitcher, mix the tequila, orange liqueur and limejuice together. Pour equally into prepared glasses. Garnish with lime wedges.

The glasses that you use for serving are also very important

You can use the following kinds of glasses

Champagne glass: It is a saucer or flute shaped glass

Cocktail Glass: It is V-shaped triangular glass.

Old-fashioned glass: A tumbler with traditionally slopping sides.

Highball glass: A tall straight-sided glass.