Head to the fridge, skip the juice, and open up the vegetable drawer: it's time to take a new path to your next mocktail. Crisp, refreshing, and crush-worthy cucumber mocktails are here to sweep you off your feet. And, sure, you can tell everyone you got a full serving of veggies today. Your secret is safe with us.
Cucumber Lime Spritzer Mocktail
Life is meant for spritzers. Fruit, herbs, cucumbers - it doesn't matter. Any day is better with a spritzer. But we have a bias for the cucumber mocktail spritzer.
Ingredients
- 3-4 thick cut cucumber wheels
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce rosemary simple syrup
- 1-2 dashes orange bitters
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Mint sprig and cucumber sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels with lime juice.
- Add ice and rosemary simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass or wine glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and cucumber ribbon.
Cee Cee's Favorite Cucumber Mocktail
A cucumber walks into a Collins glass, and suddenly a star is born. A star you can enjoy at night, with your breakfast, or as an afternoon pick-me-up.
Ingredients
- 5-7 cucumber wheels
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces nonalcoholic gin
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Cucumber wheel and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels with simple syrup.
- Add ice, lemon juice, and nonalcoholic gin.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a cucumber wheel and mint sprig.
Simply Mint to Be Mocktail
A thirst-quencher and tastebud tickler, shaking up some mint with your cucumber mocktail makes for a cocktail that'll get your brain buzzing and the ideas flowing. It also goes well with a book and ignoring your to-do list.
Ingredients
- 4-6 cucumber wheels
- 2-4 fresh mint leaves
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce cucumber simple syrup
- 2 ounces nonalcoholic white rum
- Ice
- Lemon-lime soda to top off
- Cucumber ribbon and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels and mint with cucumber simple syrup.
- Add ice, lime juice, and nonalcoholic white rum.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and mint sprig.
Sunny Season Mocktail
A two-ingredient mocktail? Heck yeah! What does this mean? You can be in and out and on your way to the shade to kick your feet up and enjoy the sunny season in the time it takes to stir this together.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces limeade
- 2 ounces cucumber simple syrup
- Ice
- Cucumber ribbon and lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice, limeade, and cucumber simple syrup.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and lime wheel.
S.S. Minnow Mocktail
No, you won't find yourself shipwrecked after a three-hour tour when you're enjoying this ginger and cucumber mocktail.
Ingredients
- 4-6 cucumber wheels
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce non alcoholic orange liqueur
- Ice
- Ginger ale to top off
- Mint sprig and lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber wheels with lime juice.
- Add ice and nonalcoholic orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with ginger beer.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wedge.
Cucumber Gimlet Mocktail
If a garden could be a martini, it would most certainly be a gimlet. And if it could be a mocktail, it'd be a nonalcoholic cucumber gimlet.
Ingredients
- 4-6 thick cut cucumber wheels
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces nonalcoholic gin
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Cucumber wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber wheels with simple syrup.
- Add ice, nonalcoholic gin, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into the chilled glass.
- Garnish with a cucumber wheel.
Hot and Fresh Out of the Garden Mocktail
With some spicy honey syrup, you can give that cucumber mocktail a little secret weapon. Start small before jumping in, or else you might be breathing fire.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cucumber-infused nonalcoholic vodka OR cucumber water
- 1 ounce hot honey syrup
- ½ ounce homemade margarita mix
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Cucumber wheel, lime wheel, and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, hot honey syrup, cucumber nonalcoholic vodka, and margarita mix.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with a cucumber wheel, lime wheel, and mint sprig.
Cucumber Basil Razzle-Dazzle Mocktail
The secret to any mocktail is just a pinch of some fresh razzle-dazzle. For this cocktail, it's basil.
Ingredients
- 2-3 fresh basil leaves
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 ounce cucumber simple syrup
- 1½ ounces nonalcoholic white rum
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Basil sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle basil leaves with lime juice.
- Add ice, cucumber simple syrup, and nonalcoholic white rum.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Stir briefly to mix.
- Garnish with a basil sprig.
Cucumber Margarita Mocktail
You don't need to skip tequila Tuesday. This nonalcoholic cucumber margarita is here to answer your needs.
Ingredients
- 4-6 thick cut cucumber wheels
- 2 ounces nonalcoholic tequila
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce nonalcoholic orange liqueur
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Cucumber ribbon, rosemary sprig, and lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels with simple syrup.
- Add ice, nonalcoholic tequila, lime juice, and nonalcoholic orange liqueur.
- Shake to chill.
- Double strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a rosemary sprig, cucumber ribbon, and lime wedge.
Merry Berry Cucumber Mocktail
Strawberries are the star here, and the cucumber keeps things refreshing and cool.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
- 2 ounces strawberry lemonade
- 1 ounce cucumber simple syrup
- 1-3 dashes orange bitters
- Ice
- Strawberry slice and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, strawberry lemonade, cucumber simple syrup, and orange bitters.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a strawberry slice and mint sprig.
Crushing on Cucumber Mocktails
From the cucumber patch to your glass, your mocktail game is about to change. Crisp, cool, and out-of-this-world refreshing, you'll be on cucumber cloud nine in just one sip. Looks like you'll need to add cucumbers to your grocery list.
