This Holiday’s Best Nonalcoholic Cocktail Recipes

Winter is here and with it comes an influx of social gatherings, festive nights, and dinner parties. Here are the five most popular hemp-infused nonalcoholic cocktails to enjoy for a calming and uplifting experience, without the adverse effects of alcohol.

Try them yourself or be a modern host and offer an inclusive menu to your holiday guests. No one should have to settle for seltzer and lime.

For a warm welcome: Aplós and Chili Honey

A cocktail by Camille Becerra for La Natural, inspired by her tropical roots.

• Aplós Calme, 1 ½ oz.
• Lemon juice, 1 oz.
• Chili honey syrup, ½ oz.

To make the chili honey syrup, take 1 ½ cups of honey and 1 cup of water. Add ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper. In a blender, mix together until evenly distributed.

Bottle and store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

For a toast: A Fizzy Affair

• Aplós Arise, 1 ½ oz.
• Cranberry cordial, 1 oz. (or substitute with ½ oz. unsweetened cranberry juice with ½ oz. simple syrup)
• Lemon juice, ½ oz.
• Sparkling water
• Orange twist or skewered cranberries

In a shaker combine Aplós, lemon, and cordial. Shake and strain into a coupe or flute. Add sparkling water. Garnish with an orange twist.

For a gathering: The Slow Glow

An uplifting punch best enjoyed among friends by the warm glow of the firelight.

• Aplós Calme, 8 oz.
• Sparkling apple cider, ½ cup
• Pomegranate juice, ½ cup
• Blood orange or orange juice, ¼ cup
• Sparkling water, ¼ cup
• Cinnamon stick
• Apple slices

For a fun twist: The Aplós Jellie

A tempting guise for euphoric pleasures that challenges your dessert expectations.

• Aplós Calme, 10 oz.
• Gelatin, 3 sheets

For the final course: Aplós Ski

Late light, frozen hands, red-faced, and the radiating furnace feeling of a warm cocktail moving through you.

• Aplós Calme, 1 ½ oz.
• Water, ¾ cup
• Lemon juice, ½ oz.
• Honey, 3 tsp., to taste
• Lemon juice, ½ oz., to taste
• Anise (optional, for garnish)