Make this Ginger Lemon Mocktail in 3 minutes with just 3 ingredients! It's grown-up, sparkling & refreshing - but without sugar & alcohol.
There's really nothing more refreshing than a lemon mocktail! Add a dash of spicy ginger and some sparkling soda water - and you have a drink you will be sipping all night long.
Why you will love this recipe
- It's a grown-up cocktail - just without the alcohol
- It's delicious with lemon, ginger & spice
- It's healthy without any added sugar
- It's quick & easy to make - just 3 minutes & 3 ingredients
What you need to make it
Ingredient notes & substitutions
- Soda water - any sparkling water will do
- Ginger shot/juice - make it yourself or get it from the store. Try to find a version with a high ginger content (they usually contain other ingredients as well, like apple juice).
- Lemon needs to be fresh - bottled juice won't do
- Fresh ginger is just for decorative purposes
How to make it
- Bring out a cocktail shaker and pour in lemon juice
- Pour in ginger juice/shot
- Add an ice cube
- Close the lid tightly and shake the shaker for about 10 seconds
- Bring out a martini glass and pour in your Ginger Lemon Mocktail
- Top with soda water
- Decorate with a piece of fresh ginger
- Serve immediately!
Tips & tricks
- If you don't have a cocktail shaker make the drink straight in a glass (or a pitcher if making multiple). Use chilled ingredients or add an ice cube to cool.
- Rub the rim with the fresh ginger for an extra spicy Lemon Mocktail
Recipe FAQ
You can use any glass you like, but some great options are low tumblers or whiskey glasses and margarita glasses. If you make it in a taller glass you might need to adjust the amounts to fill the whole glass.
If your drink comes out too spicy from the ginger or too acidic from the lemon, just add a bit more soda water. This can happen as all ginger juices are made differently, and some lemons are more or less sour than others.
More healthy grown-up mocktails
Love grown-up mocktails without sugar, like this Ginger Lemon Mocktail? Then check out these versions!
- Mojito Mocktail
- Ginger Beer Mocktail
- Cucumber Tom Collins Mocktail
- Watermelon Mocktail "No-tini"
- Frozen Pineapple Mocktail
- Kombucha Passion Fruit Spritz
Or check out the entire mocktail library for mor great options.
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Recipe
Ginger Lemon Mocktail
Print RateIngredients
- 2 ounces ginger juice homemade or store bought
- 2 ounces lemon juice fresh pressed
- 2 ounces soda water
- ice
- fresh ginger optional
Instructions
- Optional: rub the rim of the glass with the fresh piece of ginger.fresh ginger
- Pour lemon juice and ginger juice in a cocktail shaker and add an ice cube. Close the lid tightly and shake for about 15 seconds.2 ounces ginger juice, 2 ounces lemon juice, ice
- Pour into martini glass,. Top with soda water and decorate with a piece of fresh ginger.2 ounces soda water, fresh ginger
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Notes
Ingredient notes & substitutions
- Soda water - any sparkling water will do
- Ginger shot/juice - make it yourself or get it from the store. Try to find a version with a high ginger content (they usually contain other ingredients as well, like apple juice).
- Lemon needs to be fresh - bottled juice won't do
- Fresh ginger is just for decorative purposes
Tips & tricks
- If you don't have a cocktail shaker make the drink straight in a glass (or a pitcher if making multiple). Use chilled ingredients or add an ice cube to cool.
- Rub the rim with the fresh ginger for extra spice
- If your drink comes out too spicy from the ginger or too acidic from the lemon,just add a bit more soda water. This can happen as all ginger juices are made differently, and some lemons are more or less sour than others.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate and automatically calculated, and should only be viewed as an indication.
LNT
No instructions on how to make ginger juice at home.
Emmeline Kemperyd
Hi! To make it at home I use a high powered juicer, I don’t have another trick for making it. Just place it in the juicier and run it, and you will get the juice ☺️ /Emmeline