David Burka Mocktails

October 24, 2025

NEW FASHIONED
Ironically, this drink is actually pretty old-fashioned. It’s incredibly simple and follows the time-honored tradition of cocktail making, just with a nonalcoholic twist: a little something sweet, a little more of a spirit, and a few dashes of bitters.

INGREDIENTS
• 2-ounces of Bourbon Alternative
• 2 dashes of non-alcoholic bitters (New Orleans Style Bitters)
• 1 ounce Simple Syrup
• GARNISH: orange twist or wheel

DIRECTIONS
• Combine the NA malt, bitters, and simple syrup in a rocks glass. Add a large ice cube or a few smaller cubes and stir.
• Garnish with the orange twist or wheel

MAKE IT SPOOKY!
Add some dry ice to add the smoke effect your drink!

KINDA MARG
A margarita is such a versatile, timeless drink. It’s delicious in its original form, but it can take on so many different forms with just tiny tweaks. The easiest way to do that is to change the sweetener. If you’re making your own syrup, toss a jalapeno in there to give it a kick. Or some orange peels to deepen that citrus flavor. Add watermelon juice or mango juice! The base is solid enough to handle a wide variety of flavors.

INGREDIENTS
• 2 ounces NA tequila
• ¾ ounce lime juice
• ½/ ounce agave nectar
• GARNISH: lime slice and salt

DIRECTIONS
• Prep a rocks glass by rubbing a lime slice around the rim.
• Put some salt on a plate and dip the glass into the salt to coat the rim.
• Mix the NA tequila, lime juice, and agave in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
• Strain into the salt-rimmed rocks glass over ice.
• Garnish with a lime slice.

MAKE IT SPOOKY!
Add neon colored food coloring to add some fun to the drink

UP-BEET

INGREDIENTS
• 1 ounce NA Tequila
• 1 ounce beet juice
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 1 ounce Ginger Syrup
• GARNISH: mint sprig

DIRECTIONS
• Combine the NA tequila, beet juice, lime juice, and ginger syrup in a mixing glass with ice and gently stir.
• Strain into a rocks glass with ice.
• Garnish with the mint or a candy-striped beet slice if you happen to have one on hand.

MAKE IT SPOOKY!
Add some eyeballs to your drink! Put a blueberry in-between lychee and drop in for a fun surprise!

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