mock champagne

Whenever Da and I host gatherings at our home, it has always been a challenge to provide drinks that cater to the young and the young-at-heart. Invariably, we end up buying 2 types of drinks for the gathering: non-alcoholic drinks such as juice or carbonated drinks for the children and wine or beer for the adults.

When Da and I had a gathering at our home on 11 October 2008, I decided to make mock champagne. The beauty of this drink is that it is non-alcoholic and yet tastes and looks like champagne. Serve it in a champagne flute and your guests will be none the wiser.

Ingredients

1 litre white grape juice
1 litre bitter lime & lemon
1 lemon

Method

1. Slice the lemon and insert the lemon slices into a 2-litre bottle.

2. Mix the white grape juice and the bitter lime & lemon and pour the mixture into the bottle.

3. Shake the bottle thoroughly and refrigerate.

You will note that when the white grape juice is mixed with the bitter lime & lemon, the mixture turns bubbly (like champagne). It tastes like champagne as well.

For an even nicer presentation, freeze some blueberries and raspberries and put some frozen blueberries and raspberries in each glass when pouring the mixture into the glass.

This drink is popular with children and adults alike.