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Cocktails

New Year's Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail

A ruby pomegranate and lemon sparkling wine cocktail for a New Year's toast. Ready in five minutes, with an alcohol-free option.

  • 5 min
  • ≈ 105 kcal
  • ≈ 9.1% ABV

Cocktails

Christmas Cranberry Rosemary Spritz

A tart cranberry and rosemary Christmas cocktail topped with chilled sparkling wine, with a quick alcohol-free variation.

  • 10 min
  • ≈ 110 kcal
  • ≈ 7.3% ABV

Cocktails

Halloween Blackberry Witch Fizz

A dark purple blackberry and gin cocktail with lemon, ginger beer and a rosemary garnish. Ready in 10 minutes for a Halloween party.

  • 10 min
  • ≈ 236 kcal
  • ≈ 10.2% ABV

Lemonades & Sodas

Starbucks Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade

A Starbucks Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade copycat: chilled green tea, lemonade and peach syrup or fresh peach purée over ice.

  • 1 hr
  • ≈ 63 kcal
  • Non-alcoholic

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Hennessy Pineapple Cocktail

Hennessy and fresh pineapple juice over ice, with an optional splash of simple syrup. A two-ingredient cognac highball ready in five minutes.

  • 5 min
  • ≈ 203 kcal
  • ≈ 10.7% ABV

Lemonades & Sodas

Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade

Steep Tazo Passion tea, then mix it with lemonade and simple syrup over ice. A caffeine-free Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade copycat, about 87 kcal a cup.

  • 1 hr 15 min
  • ≈ 87 kcal
  • Non-alcoholic

Lemonades & Sodas

Starbucks Strawberry Acai Lemonade

Make the Starbucks Strawberry Acai Lemonade at home: a white grape, strawberry and acai base mixed half and half with lemonade over ice.

  • 2 min
  • ≈ 106 kcal
  • Non-alcoholic

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa

Starbucks Iced Coffee

Brew strong coffee, chill it, then serve over ice with simple syrup and your choice of milk or cream.

  • 1 hr 40 min
  • ≈ 196 kcal
  • Non-alcoholic

Mocktails

Sparkling Mango Ginger Fizz

Mango puree, fresh lime and homemade ginger syrup topped with sparkling water. An alcohol-free mango mocktail with a gentle ginger bite.

  • 10 min
  • ≈ 138 kcal
  • Non-alcoholic

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Spicy Mango Margarita

Blanco tequila, mango puree, orange liqueur, lime and jalapeño syrup, shaken and served in a Tajín-rimmed glass. Sweet heat in 10 minutes.

  • 10 min
  • ≈ 301 kcal
  • ≈ 14.8% ABV