Quench your thirst, feel refreshed and get creative with mocktail drinks. When you want to stay away from alcohol drinks and make an imitation of cocktails, you land up making a mocktail. Mocktails are made by blending juices or non alcoholic ingredients that are shaken or stirred before serving.

Most mocktails can be given to children, designated drivers, people who are forbidden to take alcohol due to religious reasons, pregnant women or people who just want to enjoy a glass of non alcoholic drink.

There are many creative ways of making and serving mocktails. For example, mix in sprite or lemon soda, grenadine syrup and serve it with a slice of orange and some cherries. Shirley temple is ready.

Virgin Pina Colada recipe is made by blending pineapple juice, coconut milk and crushed ice. Serve in a Collins glass with a fancy stirrer and pineapple wedge to make it look irresistible.

Make Virgin Mary by mixing tomato juice with a bit of lemon juice. Add to it a dash of celery salt, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Serve it chilled in a salt rimmed glass along with a crunchy celery stick.

If you want to make a simple and tasty drink, blend in two ripe bananas with cold milk and a teaspoon of honey. Add a drop or two of vanilla essence to it and drink the banana energy booster immediately.

Try something exotic and different by mixing in a tablespoon of strawberry syrup, a teaspoon of lemon juice and plain soda. Add to this plenty of crushed ice and garnish the drink with chopped apples, pineapples and pear. Pink party cooler is ready.

Arnold Palmer can be made easily by mixing in lemonade and iced tea that is devoid of sugar in 50 percent proportions. Serve it after a hard day’s work and feel wonderfully alive.

Make Mock Champagne recipe by blending 3 parts of white grape juice, 4 parts of ginger ale and 1 part of apple juice. You may add carbonated water to this drink and lot of ice to give it the fizzy effect.

If you like juicy pears, blend it with a bit of sugar and lemon juice. Strain the juice and mix in crushed ice with it. Detoxify and clean your system by having this fruity drink.

Remember, when you make your own mocktails this summer, make sure you serve them in style.