Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and we’ve got you covered if you’re not a drinker, or just want alternatives to alcoholic beverages. Here are four non-alcoholic mixed drinks to keep you cool (and sober) as the weather heats up.

Gingergalactic

(Recipe provided by Laura Silverman of Sobriety Collective)

Ingredients:

Option 1:

• 6 oz seltzer
• 1-2 oz Ginger Lime Element Shrub

Option 2:

• 6 oz ginger beer or Q Mixers ginger ale
• 2 oz seltzer

Directions:

• Mix and garnish with lime and blueberries (optionally, mint)
• Serve over ice

Turmeric Tang

(Recipe provided by Beth Cormack for Sip City)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tbsp turmeric
• 1 whole orange juice
• 1/2 lemon juice
• 1 tbsp rosemary needles
• 2 oz District SC
• 1/2 oz maple syrup

Directions:

• Shake and strain
• Top with rosemary garnish

Havana Twist

(Recipe provided by Mocktail Club)

Ingredients:

• 5 oz Havana Twist
• ​0.5 oz seltzer

Directions:

• Pour 5 oz of Mocktail Club’s Havana Twist, which is made with cucumber, mint, apple cider vinegar and a touch of cardamom and cloves
• Splash some seltzer water and garnish with cucumber and fresh mint sprigs.

Hibiscus Drink

(Recipe provided by Laila El-Haddad, author of The Gaza Kitchen)

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup dried hibiscus
• Sugar to taste
• Sugar cubes to taste
• Lime juice
• Ginger ale OR tsp. of rose water
• Sprig of mint

Instructions:

• Rinse then soak about a cup of dried hibiscus petals in hot water for 10 minutes.
• Strain, sweeten with a little cane sugar, then pour into cups over ice cubes.
• Add a squeeze of lime juice and some ginger ale or a teaspoon of rose water.
• Garnish with a sprig of muddled mint.