Three Sophisticated Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Widely acknowledged as one of the finest cocktail innovators of his generation, Douglas Ankrah founded the London Academy of Bartending and was the creative founder of Soho’s LAB and Knightsbridge Townhouse. Lab was named Time Out Bar of the Year in 2000 and Townhouse was named the tenth most stylish thing about London in Time Out’s Top 50 Most Stylish Issue. Ankrah consults for international companies.

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Moneypenny

2 highball glasses
20 fresh raspberries
Flesh and seeds of 2 passion fruit
4 teaspoons sugar syrup
4 oz. (1/2 cup) cloudy apple juice
4 oz. (1/2 cup) orange juice
Crushed ice

Garnish: apple fan, raspberries, and sprig of mint

Gently muddle the raspberries, passionfruit, and sugar syrup together with some crushed ice in a mixing glass and split between the glasses. Add more crushed ice and the fruit juices, stir, fill up with ice and garnish.

Honey Ryder

2 highball glasses
4 oz. (1/2 cup) orange juice
Flesh and seeds of 2 passion fruit
1 banana, skinned and roughly chopped
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
4 teaspoons raw sugar
Crushed ice

Garnish: slices of ripe banana dusted with grated nutmeg

Whizz everything together in a blender with a scoop of crushed ice. Fill the glasses with crushed ice and pour in the drink.

Pussy Galore

2 highball glasses
2 oz. (1/4 cup) cloudy apple juice
2 oz. (1/4 cup) orange juice

1 fresh mango, skinned and chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger

Crushed ice

Garnish: apple fans

Whizz everything together in a blender along with crushed ice and split between the glasses.

Edited by Patricia D. Sherman

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