About virgin classics
Virgin classics are the easiest gateway into mocktails because you already know exactly what they should taste like. Same flavor profile, same technique, same glassware, zero alcohol.
These are our most-ordered mocktails: familiar enough that skeptics will try them, proper enough that they do not feel like a consolation prize. If you are new to making alcohol-free drinks at home, start here. The classics teach you the bones of mixology (balance, acidity, texture) using drinks you already know.
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Virgin Classics with photos
Our best virgin classics with hero photography. Refresh for a random selection.
Basil Gimlet (Virgin)
Fresh basil, lime, sugar, no gin. The herbaceous mocktail for summer patio drinking. Serves up in…
Thyme Lemon Drop
Fresh thyme, lemon, honey, sparkling. The herb-garden mocktail. Dinner-party clever.
Virgin Mary (Classic Bloody Mary Mocktail)
Tomato juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire (check the label for anchovy if you're vegetarian), celery, salt. The Bloody…
Arnold Palmer (Classic)
The original half-iced-tea, half-lemonade. Named for the golfer who ordered it so often that bartenders started…
Dirty Shirley (Virgin)
The viral 'Dirty Shirley' without the vodka. Ginger ale, cherry, grenadine, and enough fizz to make…
Chocolate Martini (Virgin)
Chocolate milk, espresso, vanilla, cocoa rim. The dessert mocktail. Best served in a chilled coupe with…
Classic Sunrise (Virgin)
Orange juice, grenadine, simple syrup. The alcoholic Tequila Sunrise's virgin sibling. Red-yellow gradient that actually works.
Virgin Piña Colada (Classic)
Pineapple, coconut cream, ice. The pool-side classic that never asked for rum in the first place.
Virgin Espresso Martini
Cold brew, coffee syrup, vanilla, ice. The coffee hit without the booze, exactly as it should…
Virgin Daiquiri
Lime, sugar, ice. The Cuban original, minus the rum. Arguably the simplest, most perfect mocktail on…
Shirley Temple (Classic)
The original Shirley Temple. Ginger ale, grenadine, a splash of lemon-lime, a cherry on a stick.…
Virgin Sea Breeze
Cranberry and grapefruit. The colour of a summer sunset on a beach bar tab. No vodka…
Virgin Margarita Mocktail
Enjoy this Virgin Margarita Mocktail, a refreshing blend of citrus juices and sparkling water. Perfect for…
Virgin Paloma
Mexico's actual national drink, minus the tequila. Bitter grapefruit, lime, salt rim, and enough bubbles to…
Virgin Aperol Spritz
The Italian apéritif, minus the booze. Bitter orange, bubbles, and a slice of orange. The exact…
Virgin Lemon Drop
Fresh lemon, sugar rim, a sugar-coated lemon wheel. The lemon drop shot without the vodka. Delightful.
Frozen Virgin Margarita Mocktail
Shirley Temple Mimosa
Brunch edition. Ginger-ale mimosa, dressed up for Mother's Day without any of the Champagne.
Virgin Mojito
Mint, lime, sugar, soda. The Mojito without the rum, but every bit as refreshing.
Cinderella Mocktail (Classic)
Pineapple, orange, lemon, grenadine, soda. A 1970s British mocktail classic that nobody makes anymore, for no…
Virgin Negroni
A bitter, grown-up mocktail that tastes like an actual Negroni instead of sweet fruit juice in…
Virgin Mojito Recipe
Enjoy this easy Virgin Mojito Mocktail, a refreshing blend of lime, mint, and sparkling water. Perfect…
Virgin Limoncello Spritz
Fresh lemon juice, honey, sparkling water, basil. The Amalfi Coast mocktail. Summer on a dinner table.
Arnold Palmer with Mint
Mint, tea, lemonade. The summer upgrade to the Arnold Palmer. Muddle the mint or you are…
Complete Virgin Classics A-Z
Every virgin classics mocktail on Drink Lab, alphabetical. Photos above, text list below for drinks that have not been photographed yet.
Arnold Palmer (Classic)
Arnold Palmer with Mint
Basil Gimlet (Virgin)
Chocolate Martini (Virgin)
Cinderella Mocktail (Classic)
Classic Sunrise (Virgin)
Dirty Shirley (Virgin)
Frozen Arnold Palmer
Frozen Mango Margarita (Virgin)
Frozen Shirley Temple
Frozen Virgin Margarita Mocktail
Jasmine Green Tea Mojito
Moscow Mule (Virgin) with Turmeric
Roy Rogers (Classic)
Shirley Temple (Classic)
Shirley Temple Mimosa
Thyme Lemon Drop
Virgin Aperol Spritz
Virgin Bellini
Virgin Bloody Mary Mocktail
Virgin Cosmopolitan
Virgin Cosmopolitan Mocktail
Virgin Daiquiri
Virgin Eggnog
Virgin Espresso Martini
Virgin Lemon Drop
Virgin Limoncello Spritz
Virgin Margarita Mocktail
Virgin Mary (Classic Bloody Mary Mocktail)
Virgin Mojito
Virgin Mojito Recipe
Virgin Moscow Mule
Virgin Negroni
Virgin Paloma
Virgin Piña Colada (Classic)
Virgin Sea Breeze
Also in this category (text list)
- Mock Beer
- Mock Daisy Crusta
- Ugly Virgin
- Virgin Pina Colada
- Virgin Raspberry Daiquiri
- Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri
