Mocktail

A mocktail is a joking word that is used to describe the non-alcoholic equivalent of a well-known alcoholic cocktail .

Mocktail is a suitcase word made up of “cocktail” and the English word “to mock” (“imitate; pretend”). In the case of the mocktail, the spirits contained in the original drink without a strong taste of their own, such as vodka in the Bloody Mary or white rum in a piña colada , are often simply left out. Flavoring liqueurs and spirits are replaced with similar tasting syrups or juices. There is a large number of non-alcoholic bar syrups that imitate the taste of well-known liqueurs and other spirits. However, the syrups are usually much sweeter than their counterparts and have to be dosed differently. In some cases, a mocktail also differs from its alcoholic counterpart by adding soda water , tonic water , ginger ale and the like. Many mocktails are visually indistinguishable from their model.

The names of mocktails often vary the name of the alcoholic model, e.g. B. by the addition "Virgin" (English for "virgin") in the name as with the Virgin Colada .

Examples of mocktails are

• Virgin (Bloody) Mary (instead of Bloody Mary )
• Virgin Colada (instead of Piña Colada )
• Safer Sex on the Beach (instead of Sex On The Beach )
• Ipanema (instead of caipirinha )