Monday Night Mocktails: 52 Drinks to Welcome the Week

by Jennifer Newens, Alyson Brown (Photographer)

Overview

Featuring 52 seasonal recipes, one for every week of the year, and more than 50 gorgeous images, Monday Night Mocktails welcomes the week with style. With drinks this chic and tasty, you won’t miss the alcohol!

"A handy resource enhanced by vibrant photos."—Publishers Weekly

"A great buy for those who would like to have a solid reference volume for mocktails in their mixology collections."—Library Journal

"This is the perfect go-to guide for the sober curious and dry revolution. Having a great balance of familiar cocktails and new beverages sans alcohol allows everyone to have the tools to create great cocktails for yourself and all your guests." —Chris Cosentino, Chef and cookbook author

Monday Night Mocktails offers inspired, easy-to-put-together non-alcoholic drinks that are as appealing as cocktails. The 52 creative infusions are crafted with seasonal ingredients and use widely available non-alcoholic wines and spirits.

The recipes include fresh takes on old stand-bys (such as a Virgin Margarita, Fauxjito, or a Nearly Negroni) as well as original creations (like a Turmeric Meyer Lemon Drop, a Peach-Rosemary Spritz, or a Star Anise Mango Mocktail). Welcome every season with the perfect drink—without the bar, booze, and crowds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781685559311
Publisher:	The Collective Book Studio
Publication date:	10/15/2024
Series:	Cheers to the Week
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	66 MB
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About the Author

Jennifer Newens is a cookbook editor, cooking teacher, and literary agent from Oakland, California. She received her culinary training from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. She believes that everyone deserves to have a special drink in a fancy glass with a pretty garnish at the end of a long day – whether or not they choose to put booze in it!

Alyson Brown is a beverage photographer and drink stylist with an appreciation for a well-built cocktail. Her passion for cocktails led her to author her first book, The Flower-Infused Cocktail: Flowers with a Twist. It was while photographing for her book that she found her true love for beverage photography and styling. When she’s not behind the camera, she can be found enjoying beautiful Bend, Oregon, with her husband and two sons.

Editorial Reviews

09/02/2024

This appealing follow-up to A.J. Dean’s Friday Night Cocktails presents 52 nonalcoholic drink recipes, one for each Monday of the year, centered around the “growing numbers of high-quality” zero-proof liquors. “Inspired by classic cocktails,” the virgin margarita calls for zero-proof tequila while the cucumber gimlette requires zero-proof gin. A nonalcoholic stout float is inspired by Guinness’s zero-alcohol variety while the grapefruit fizz calls for chilled hop water, a “fizzy blend of sparkling water and aromatic hops.” Recipes are separated by season; the blackberry sparkler, for spring, and the nectarine bellini, for fall, both feature fresh fruits and nonalcoholic sparkling wines. Fall and winter drinks include a pumpkin spice toddy and “Irish-ish” coffee, both made with zero-proof whiskey. Newens strives for creative pairings; noting that zero-proof liquors aren’t great for “sipping straight,” she adds elderflower syrup and pear to the Peartini. Only a few drinks don’t include zero-proof spirits, including the peach rosemary tonic and a watermelon ginger cooler. A repeated emphasis on “high-quality” nonalcoholic liquors suggests a difference among brands, but, disappointingly, Newens offers no guidance in making selections. Still, helpful sidebars (including on how to muddle and how to make citrus twists) and recipes for flavorful syrups make this a handy resource enhanced by vibrant photos. Those looking to expand their mocktail repertoire will be pleased. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"This is the perfect go-to guide for the sober curious and dry revolution. Having a great balance of familiar cocktails and new beverages sans alcohol allows everyone to have the tools to create great cocktails for yourself and all your guests."

Chris Cosentino

10/01/2024

In her debut mixology book, Newens brings together 52 mocktail recipes—one for each week of the year. There are options for both straightforward and more creative cocktails, so readers are sure to find something to suit any mood or skill level. Many of the recipes, which are helpfully organized by season, are inspired by classic cocktails but instead use zero-proof spirits or nonalcoholic wine or beer, making this a useful volume for readers who are looking for direct substitutes. There are also many more inventive drinks that use less-conventional nonalcoholic options as their base, including shrubs, kombucha, and hop water. Notes on glassware and garnishes for each drink, as well as suggestions for customizing, accompany most of the recipes. There are also "how to" tips for techniques, guidance on ingredients, and recipes for simple syrups, shrubs, and other add-ins interspersed throughout the book. Beautiful photography by Brown and sourcing information for nonalcoholic spirits complete the book. VERDICT A great buy for those who would like to have a solid reference volume for mocktails in their mixology collections.—Whitney Kramer

Library Journal