Drinks Without Alcohol by Jane Brandt contains over 200 non-alcoholic drinks recipes. The book is decidedly US-focused, not surprisingly as it’s written by an American, and some of the drinks can seem a bit strange to people on this side of the pond although most drinks are universal.

From the jacket – “Luscious, non-alcoholic drinks – 200 of them – that are literally for the whole family, including the designated driver. Featuring fresh fruits and low-fat yoghurt, coffee and chocolate, berries and beets. Plus an imaginative bevy of beverages just for children’s parties.”

We have 5 copies to give away. To enter, simply follow @alcoholfree on twitter and send us a message with the correct answer to the following multiple-choice question (or alternatively email us at info@alcoholfree.co.uk).

Q) What is the main ingredient in a non-alcoholic Pina Colada?

A) Coconut cream

B) Strawberry juice

C) Coca Cola

ps. you can follow my own personal tweets (ie, mainly not shop related) at @j_alcoholfree, but if you only want to receive information on the shop, then @alcoholfree will be more suitable.

If you haven’t started using Twitter yet, it really is worth looking at. If you’ve looked at it and just “don’t get it”, this sums it up well:

Fancy an alcohol-free cocktail?

Check out our own recipes for non-alcoholic cocktails which use the Finest Call range of cocktail mixes.

Closing date: Midnight 31st March 2009

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We’ve collected a few recipes together which make great use of the Finest Call drinks. Hope you enjoy!

Finest Call Pina Colada

Pina Colada

• Five parts Pina Colada mix
• One part fresh cream
• Two parts lemonade
• Add a hand full of crushed ice
• Blend in a cocktail shaker
• Garnish with a pineapple wedge

Bloody Mary

• Five parts Bloody Mary mix
• Two parts tonic water
• Two drops Angostura bitters (optional – Angostura bitters are alcoholic but because only a drop or two is used you would find as much alcohol in our de-alocoholised wines and beers. Leave out if you want the drink to remain totally non-alcoholic).
• Shake and pour over ice cubes
• Serve in a highball glass
• Garnish with a celery stick and ground black pepper

Margarita

• Two parts Margarita Mix
• Two parts tonic water or lemonade
• Pour into cocktail shaker full of ice
• Coat rim of martini glass with lime juice and dip into salt
• Strain into glass and add a slice of fresh orange

Cosmopolitan

• Three parts Cosmopolitan Mix
• Two parts soda water or lemonade
• Stir in a cocktail shaker full of ice and strain into a chilled martini glass
• Garnish with slice of fresh orange

Strawberry split

• Three parts Stawberry Mix
• One part Monin Amaretto (Carribean or Irish will do)
• One part lemonade or soda water
• Two scoops vanilla ice cream
• One part whipped cream
• Blend together first four ingredients and pour into a volcano glass. Top with whipped cream (You may replace the ice cream with two table spoons of double cream and blend with crushed ice until smooth)
• Garnish with sliced strawberry