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Blue Lagoon
![Blue Lagoon](//im.rediff.com/getahead/2016/apr/12blue-lagoon.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Photograph: Peter Corbett/Creative Commons
Ingredients
- 30 ml blueberry syrup
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 200 ml soda
- Ice cubes
- 2 to 3 lemon slices
- Few mint leaves for garnishing
Method
- Take blueberry syrup in a big glass.
- Add lemon juice.
- Add soda and stir well.
- Add ice cubes.
- Pour in a mocktail glass.
- Garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices.
- Serve chilled.
Watermelon Lychee mocktail
![Watermelon Lychee Mocktail](//im.rediff.com/getahead/2016/apr/11mocktail4.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Photograph: Mixologist1234/ Wikimedia Commons
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped watermelon (deseeded)
- 1/2 cup lychee
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp rose syrup
- Lots of ice cubes
Method
- Blend watermelon and lychee well in the blender.
- Add lemon juice.
- Add rose syrup and blend well.
- Strain this liquid through a sieve.
- Add ice cubes and blend on high speed.
- Serve chilled in a tall mocktail glass.
Red Blush
![Red Blush](//im.rediff.com/getahead/2016/apr/12red-blush.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Photograph: trang nguyen/Creative Commons
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp kokum syrup
- 2 cups chilled soda
- 1 tsp rock salt
- 2 to 3 thin slices of lemon
- Ice cubes
Method
- Take a big glass and add kokum syrup.
- Add rock salt and give it a stir.
- Add soda and ice cubes. Mix well.
- Pour this in a mocktail glass.
- Garnish with thin slices of lemon
- Serve chilled.
Khus Cooler
![Khus Cooler](//im.rediff.com/getahead/2016/apr/11mocktail3.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Photograph: Reshma Aslam
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp khus syrup
- 1 tbsp sabja seeds (basil seeds)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 inch ginger crushed
- 1/4 tsp rock salt
- 200 ml Sprite
- Few mint leaves for garnishing
Method
- Soak sabja in a cup of water for about 15 minutes.
- Take a glass and add khus syrup.
- Add lemon juice.
- Squeeze out the juice from the crushed ginger and add it to the glass.
- Add rock salt and sabja seeds.
- Stir it well and add Sprite. Stir well.
- Pour it in a mocktail glass.
- Garnish it with mint leaves and serve.
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