The holidays are upon us - and who doesn't love a good tipple to toast to another year well-served. This year's merriment needn't sidetrack your mindful consumption. Lyre's Non-alcoholic spirits have the perfect selection of easy Christmas mocktails to observe the yuletide in style.

This year, trim the tree while Lyre's Christmas mocktails deck the halls. These delicious booze-free Christmas mocktail recipes with fewer calories and no hangover will have you caroling all season long.

Festive mocktails

Christmas has always been a time for celebrating! Celebratory drinks - like mulled and sparkling wine, rum-spiked eggnog, and cocktails filled with festive flavors - have consistently been popular choices at Christmas, but they're not always the most inclusive. As society shifts towards a growing focus on health and wellbeing, it's more important than ever to include non-alcoholic alternatives at Christmas gatherings. The good news? There are plenty of delicious and creative festive mocktails just as exciting and full of cheer as their alcoholic counterparts, and if you’re after something quick and ready-to-serve, Lyre’s award-winning Classico takes the pressure off; just pop and serve!

Christmas mocktail recipes

Lyre's Maple Coffee Cocktail

The savory seduction of maple, coffee, and Lyre's American Malt is a delight for the senses. The comforting hints of bourbon and caramel with a soupçon of vanilla in the American Malt warm the body and soul in this creature-comfort for chilly nights by the fire.

You'll need:

• 75mL Lyre's American Malt
• 120mL hot brewed coffee
• 7.5mL premium maple syrup
• 90mL whipped cream
• Orange zest (garnish)

Method:

• Combine all ingredients into your most festive Irish coffee mug
• Stir, then top with whipped cream
• Garnish with grated orange zest

Lyre's Eggnog Cocktail

Is there a greater staple of the season than your favorite mug teeming with fresh eggnog? Spike your cocktail this year without the bite. Lyre's American Malt is the gift that keeps on giving as the perfect complement to a Christmas classic.

You'll need:

• 60mL Lyre's American Malt
• 120mL eggnog
• Grated dark chocolate (garnish)

Method:

• Combine all ingredients into your favorite Goblet glass
• Stir, then top with whipped cream
• Garnish with grated dark chocolate

Lyre's Dry Martini

This twist on a classic cocktail should raise your spirits. A touch of pine and citrus brightens the Dry Martini to new heights. Sip on Christmas eve, or imbibe while swaying to Auld Lang Syne.

You'll need:

• 60mL Lyre's Dry London Spirit
• 15mL Lyre's Aperitif Dry (chilled)
• A lemon twist (garnish)

Method:

• Stir ingredients briefly with ice, then strain into a martini glass or small coupette
• Garnish with a fancy, zesty lemon twist

Lyre's Festive Mimosa

Raise your glass to this fresh and complex festive mocktail. The elegant richness of juniper and orange blossom notes in Lyre's Dry London Spirit rendezvous with the floral aplomb of the Aperitif Rosso. Their Union with citrus and a kiss of vanilla is perfect to accompany trysts under the mistletoe.

You'll need:

• 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Rosso
• 30mL Lyre's Dry London Spirit
• 45mL orange juice
• 1tsp premium vanilla syrup (not vanilla essence)
• 60mL alcohol-free sparkling wine
• Orange slice (garnish)
• Lemon wheel (garnish)
• Mint sprig (garnish)

Method:

• All all ingredients into a large or stemless wine glass
• Fill with fresh ice
• Garnish with a slice of orange, zesty lemon wheel, and aromatic mint sprig

Lyre's Winter Spritz

Keep your yuletide lively with this seasonal Spritz. The bittersweet notes of Barolo orange and savory almond from Lyre's Italian Orange and Apreritif Rosso complement any table. The cinnamon spice makes everything nice.

You'll need:

• 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Rosso
• 30mL Lyre’s Italian Orange
• 45mL grapefruit juice
• 1tsp premium cinnamon syrup
• 60mL premium bottled tonic water
• Grapefruit slice (garnish)
• Rosemary sprig (garnish)

Method:

• Add all ingredients into your favorite highball glass
• Fill with fresh ice
• Garnish with a slice of grapefruit and a fragrant sprig of rosemary

Caramel Apple Pie Mocktail

Apples, caramel, and spices combine to create Christmas in a glass; the perfect non-alcoholic Christmas cocktail to enjoy beneath the glisten and glow of the Christmas lights. Read the recipe.

Non-alcoholic Mulled Wine

Packed with fruity flavors and festive spices, this booze-free Christmas mocktail is as warming as the original and just as delicious. Read the recipe.

Non-alcoholic Christmas dessert recipes

Oh, what a wonderful time! Christmas is full of festive parties, impressive decorations, celebratory drinks, and never-ending feasts. Still, for sober-conscious adults, trying to avoid (or reduce) alcohol can make this jolly season a little less joyful. You might expect celebratory drinks to include alcohol, but many popular Christmas desserts - like trifle, Christmas pudding, rum balls, and fruit cake - are often spiked with alcohol too. Including non-alcoholic Christmas cocktails and desserts on your menu is an inclusive way to ensure everyone feels welcomed this Christmas. Serve your menu with our award-winning Classico for a mouth-watering, non-alcoholic Christmas menu that will leave guests coming back for seconds. We've shared some of our favorites non-alcoholic Christmas dessert recipes below:

Lyre's Trifle with Amaretti Custard

This Amaretti Custard Trifle is no trifling matter! Enjoy succulent strawberries, peaches, and creamy flavors with this traditional Christmas dessert.

You'll need:

• For the strawberry jelly:
  • 750g fresh strawberries
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 150mL water
  • 20mL lemon juice
  • 12g gelatine
• For the olive oil sponge with Lyre's Orange Sec:
  • 5 whole eggs
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 50mL olive oil
  • 150g plain sifted flour
  • 30mL Lyre's Orange Sec
• For the Lyre’s Amaretto Custard:
  • 150mL milk
  • 350mL cream
  • 150mL Lyre's Amaretti
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 110g caster sugar
  • 10g cornflour
  • 20mL milk

Method:

• Strawberry jelly:
  • Begin by boiling a saucepan of water on the stove
  • Combine the strawberries, sugar, water, and lemon juice in a large steel bowl and cover tightly with cling wrap.
  • Place the bowl on top of the saucepan of water and simmer for one hour (don't let the saucepan boil dry)
  • Strain the strawberries and liquid through a fine strainer, keeping the syrup separate.
  • Add the gelatine to the warm strawberry syrup and set it in a container in the fridge
• Olive oil sponge
  • Place eggs in a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment and whisk on high for 3 minutes until pale
  • Add sugar and continue whisking on high for a further 2 minutes
  • Continue whisking on high and pour olive oil into the mixture very slowly in a thin, constant stream until all combined
  • Remove bowl from mixer and carefully fold in the sifted flour in three batches, being careful to avoid lumps
  • Pour sponge mixture into a baking tray lined with baking paper and cook for 20 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius until the skewer comes out clean, then leave to cool for 5 minutes
  • Gently brush the triple sec over the sponge using a pastry brush until absorbed, then refrigerate

• Custard:

• Heat milk, cream, and amaretto in a saucepan
• Meanwhile, in a mixer with a whisk attachment, whisk egg yolk and sugar for 5 minutes until pale and thick
• In a small bowl, mix cornflour and 20mL milk until combined, then set aside
• Pour hot amaretto cream into the mixing bowl of egg yolk and sugar, then add the cornflour mixture
• Whisk to combine, then return contents to a clean saucepan and cook on moderate to low heat for approximately 15 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture starts to thicken
• Remove from heat and pass the custard through a strainer into a jug for pouring later

Alcohol-free Christmas Pudding

This booze-free Christmas dessert has all the sweet, fruity, spicy flavors of traditional Christmas pudding, minus the alcohol! Read the recipe.

Alcohol-Free Rum Balls

Flecked with gold, coated with chocolate, and filled with a fruity, cherry center, these delicious rum balls are sure to add sophisticated pizzazz to your Christmas table. Simply replace the rum with Lyre's Dark Cane Spirit to make them alcohol-free! Read the recipe.

Need a quicker non-alcoholic Christmas drink than one of the non-alcoholic Christmas cocktails above? Take the pressure off with Lyre’s Classico. Our award-winning Classico has been impossibly crafted as a non-alcoholic Italian Sparkling to stand alone as a premium non-alcoholic celebration in a bottle. With generous aromatics of classic green apple tartness followed by a soft richness of pear, peach and red apple on the palate, Lyre’s Classico is the perfect pairing to a joyous, Christmas dinner.

Libations!