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Raspberry Lemon Sour Mocktail

Fresh raspberry and lemon meet Earl Grey tea, a hint of black pepper and a touch of salt in this tart, grown-up mocktail. Shaken like a classic sour, it has plenty of flavour and complexity without the alcohol.
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Cooling time - raspberry syrup:30 minutes
Course: Drinks
Keyword: Earl Grey mocktail, fresh raspberry mocktail, lemon mocktail, lemon raspberry drink, mocktail without soda, non alcoholic raspberry cocktail, non-alcoholic sour, raspberry lemon mocktail, raspberry mocktail, raspberry sour mocktail, raspberry tea mocktail
Servings: 1 mocktail

Equipment

  • 1 cocktail shaker

Ingredients

  • 30 ml 30ml fresh lemon juice
  • 25 ml raspberry syrup, recipe below
  • 20 ml strong chilled earl grey tea
  • 10 ml fresh grapefruit juice
  • 15 ml Egg white, aquafaba or 2–3 drops cocktail foamer.
  • Lemon peel or a few fresh raspberries, to garnish

Raspberry Syrup

  • 150 grams raspberries, fresh or frozen
  • 100 grams caster sugar
  • 100 ml water
  • 2 strips lemon peel
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ground black peppercorns

Instructions

Raspberry Syrup

  1. Bring everything except the raspberries to a simmer.
  2. Add raspberries and cook gently for 2–3 minutes, crushing them lightly.
  3. Remove from heat, leave for 10 minutes, then strain without aggressively pressing the berries. Chill completely.

Mocktail

  1. Add lemon, raspberry syrup, tea and grapefruit to a shaker.
  2. Shake without ice first if using aquafaba/eggwhite, then add plenty of ice and shake hard.
  3. Double strain into a chilled martini or glass of choice.
  4. Express a strip of lemon peel over the top and discard it, or garnish with a couple of raspberries.