Mocktails at Christmas are such a treat. They taste even fresher than their alcoholic counterparts and leave you with a clear head. They're also a great way of topping up your vitamin quota for the day in these times of sniffles and sneezes.

Innocent asked me to come up with a mocktail for one of the 12 days of Christmas and I was happy to oblige. I'm number day number seven, but just to refresh your memory......

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming  

 

Seven Swans a-Swimming! "Blooming heck," I thought, "what do I do with that?"

It was a bit of a stretch of the imagination, let me tell you. The lucky sods who got number one and number eight were laughing, with their milk and their pears, but seven swans a-swimming?  

I triumphed! 

I've concocted the most divine mocktail you will ever have the pleasure to drink and I call it .......  

Seven Sips a Sparkling  

Fresh pineapple, Innocent apple juice, fresh ginger and mixed spice all finished off with some spicy fizz of ginger beer. It is divine!


  
Merry Christmas everyone!  

And a big thank you to Innocent for my rather wonderful recipe card.
You can read all 12 mocktails recipes on the Innocent Website. 




Disclosure: Innocent sent me a mocktail shaker along with a voucher to buy my ingredients. I was not required to write a positive review and any opinions expressed are my own.

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