Monday Night Mocktails

This is a great resource for non-alcoholic drinks. I don't drink alcohol, but sometimes enjoy a fancy drink and this is the perfect recipe book. The care and detail that went into this is outstanding. The author really did their research on putting these drinks together. If you are unsure of where to start, there are also tips in the book. I can't wait to try all the recipes!

Thanks to NetGalley and The Collective Book Studio for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A book of cocktails that goes through different seasons! I thought this was really well done and had easy to follow directions. I do wish Newens had provided recommendations of brands that she likes. She does give recommendations of where to get zero-proof spirits, but I have found that not all brands are equally delicious. Despite that, still a good cookbook!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Jennifer Newens for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for Monday Night Mocktails coming out October 15, 2024. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I love a good mocktail, so I was excited to check out this book. I didn’t realize there was nonalcoholic bourbon, tequila, gin, etc. I thought there was just nonalcoholic beer. So that changes things. I love that there was a variety of different fruity drinks. It was also nice the book was broken up into different seasons for drinks. There were a lot of drinks to choose from. I love the mango and cherry drinks. I’m definitely excited to try some of these!

I would recommend this book to anyone wants to try new nonalcoholic drinks!

As I’m getting older, I drink less and less. I’m always on the hunt for mocktail recipes that make me feel like I’m celebrating something. I absolutely love that this book is separated by season and I can’t wait to try some of the recipes! So far I only have Almave non-alcoholic tequila (shout out to Lewis Hamilton) so I’m going to start with those recipes first!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Beautiful photos and 52 delicious mock cocktail recipes--one for each week of the year--make this a must-buy for anyone wanting more healthful drinks. A perfect gift for all your sober friends!

What a fun book! Healthier options than their alcoholic cousins, these recipes inspire through clever descriptions, attractive photos, and accessible ingredients. I cannot wait to experiment more.

Monday Night Mocktails is a non-fiction book with mocktail recipes that you can use any day, including Mondays.
The photos are appetising and most of the recipes are easy-to-follow.

I am thrilled to see the rise of mocktails using innovative techniques and ingredients. This book would be a great fit for a reader who has access to non-alcoholic spirits and wines. Since I am the only one who would be drinking this recipes, I find it difficult to purchase the different NA ingredients needed in most of the recipes. Great recipes for simple syrups and other unique cocktail components like homemade chocolate syrup.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me an eARC in exchange for an honest review

When I saw this book, this gave me joy. As a chronically ill person, my alcohol consumption is now close to none, due to the aftereffects on my body. However, my desire to have fun and enjoy brunch with friends has not diminished. Gone are the days of just ordering soft drinks and water! (Not that there is anything wrong with it) One drink to welcome each week that each of us has lived! It's also refreshing to see a set of drinks that I can share with my friends of different backgrounds and beliefs.

I’m excited about this book! Due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, and a general desire to be mindful about my alcohol consumption, I am in the market for new mocktail recipes. I appreciate the effort that the author made to maintain the ritual aspects of mixology. I am not a fancy person—but when I drink alcohol, it’s largely due to a desire to feel sophisticated, or just because making drinks is fun. Glassware matters, and the process of making the drink matters. I like that this book considers those things—if we’re just dumping juice in a cup, I don’t need a book for that. That being said, this book also makes mocktails accessible. I’ve encountered other zero-proof cocktail books where the recipes take hours to make and many of the ingredients are impossible to find, even online. I appreciate the relative simplicity of these recipes and the inclusion of online resources to find ingredients that aren’t available to me locally. Lastly, I love that the recipes are organized by season. I haven’t made any yet but I have looked through them and there are many that I’m excited to try. I plan to buy a copy of this book once it’s released and incorporate mocktails into more of my evenings.

What an amazing book concept - simple but cool non-alcoholic drink recipes with beautiful photos, and I love that there is 1/week to kick off every week of the year. There are a lot of times I'll be at an event and want to have 1 drink, but not 3, and it would be nice to have something festive to try that is non-alcoholic (and also nice for non-drinkers). Again, great concept, great execution and I can totally see myself buying this as a hostess gift. I also learned a few things, like that they make zero proof gin and rum, among others. 5-stars. Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read a pre-published proof of this upcoming 10/15/24 book release.

I loved this recipe book. It had a wide variety of mocktails and the photographs made each one look amazing. I like that some of the drinks were for adults and some were ones I could make for the whole family.

This is such a beautiful recipe book 💖

As someone who loves making cocktails and mocktails, this book was completely up my alley. All the recipes are easy to follow and the images are so beautiful (makes my beverage stylist & photographer self very happy).

I see myself recreating many of these!

Thank you so much NetGalley, The Collective Book Studio and Jennifer Newens for giving me an ARC of this beautiful book ✨

Monday Night Mocktails focuses on 52 nonalcoholic drinks that you can make at home for each week of the year. May recipes include non alcoholic version of liquor ex: zero-proof rum.

The Sections are
spring
summer
Fall
Winter

Each recipe has a beautiful photo of the mocktail, a little blurb, the appropriate glass & garnish, ingredients, and directions.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A mocktail for every week of the year - how fun! I love making new drinks, and sometimes a good drink doesn't call for alcohol! There is a great variety of drinks, and one can easily add alcohol if they choose. The photos are great, and the instructions are easy to read and understand.

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

As I enter my late 20s, I'm less and less interested in drinking alcohol, especially on weeknights. But I still love a fun little drink while I hang out with my husband in the evenings! In my experience, mocktails tend to remove the alcoholic ingredients without substituting anything in their place. I like that this book incorporates zero-proof versions of popular liquors so that the drinks aren't missing all of those complex flavors! This would be great for a pregnant person or anyone looking to decrease their alcohol consumption while still feeling like part of the party. Plus the photos in this book are gorgeous!

P.S. I did not know that zero-proof gin existed and am so excited about this development!

This book has 52 recipes for non-alcoholic drinks, one for each week of the year, with vibrant photos of every drink. It includes alternatives for classic cocktails and new recipes, along with tips on glassware, mixing methods, and garnishes. Perfect for anyone sober or sober-curious, this book is packed with creative mocktail ideas and even includes mini-recipes for ingredients like flavored syrups.

This book has a ton of fun ideas of different mocktails to make throughout the year. They sound super refreshing and would add variety to your options.

If you’re someone who wants to experiment with many of the zero-proof alcohol alternatives, this book is perfect as most recipes use one. I’m not one of those people, so I gave it 4 stars.

I recently just moved back in with my parents (boo) after graduating college and it is monday. My mom is home, so I thought, why not try one of these with her. This book's design is so cute, I love the different color checkers. The "Sansgria" is the one that sounded best to us and what a cute photo + recipe. I love the tips within the book as well. I also think it is super easy to put alcohol in it if maybe you are having a drink with your friends and want an alcoholic + nonalocholic version of a drink (I think that could be an addition to this book possibly). I think this book is a fun idea and could be a great gift to your friends who don't drink but want some fun options to have at home or at social gatherings!

Thank you Jennifer Newens, NetGalley, and The Collective Book Studio for the early copy of this cute recipe book! All opinions are my own.

This book is FULL of great recipes to make so many yummy mocktails. The format was a little weird on my Kindle.

I was a little disappointed with this book because several of the recipes call for zero-proof alcohol. There is nothing wrong with that, I just wasn't expecting it.

I think this book is a great introduction to someone who wants to begin making mocktails. The introduction and mocktail descriptions are rather brief. It didn't feel personal at all - it kind of felt like anyone could've written this book. I like cookbooks that are more voice-y, I guess.

I liked the inclusion of how to make a simple syrup (with variations), as well as beverages that utilized shrubs. In my opinion, the mocktails that use a shrub or don't use the nonalcoholic spirits are *much* more appealing. The cocktails (like a negroni - aka nogroni) that use more than one nonalcoholic element just won't actually hit the spot for folks that are used to drinking alcohol.

As someone that is four years sober, I am so grateful and happy to see these books get published! I think is good for a beginner, but I worry that the drinks are trying to simulate popular cocktails too closely. The best nonalcoholic drinks bump up the other elements - salt, sweetness, umami, to distract from the lack of an ethanol "burn."

All nonalcoholic spirits are not created equal as well. What is the point of a nonalcoholic vodka? I can't imagine wasting my money on that, let alone several.

As someone who is pursuing a more alcohol-free lifestyle this is a good resource. Cocktails broken out seasonally which is cute. A list of needed special ingredients at the start would be helpful. Recipes maybe a bit on the basic side, was hoping for more interesting vinegar uses and unique ingredients

The first thing to know about this book is that, aesthetically, it is incredible. The colors are vibrant, the fonts are interesting but still highly readable, and the photographs are just outright gorgeous. I would probably recommend the book for purchase on the appearance alone.
I requested this book for two reasons. First, mocktail events are increasingly popular in libraries, and as an Adult Services Librarian, I wanted to see if this book would be either a good base for a program or a good addition to a related book display. Second, I personally do not drink, and I’m always on the lookout for mocktail recipes that amount to more than “pour some juice in a glass and garnish it.” Jennifer Newens has written a book that checks both of these boxes for me. The seasonal dimension of the recipes is particularly helpful from a programming perspective, as library patrons tend to really appreciate seasonally appropriate elements of programming.
The only even remotely negative comment I have—more of an observation than a critique—is that only four of the 52 drink recipes can be made without zero-proof wine or zero-proof spirits, which does add an additional, possibly unwanted expense to anyone reading this book with the intention of replicating the recipes without spending large amounts of money on a zero-proof bar first.
Overall, I think that this book stands out favorably against the other mocktail guides I’ve read. It would certainly be my first choice if I were in the market for a recipe book on this subject.

This book contains 52 recipes for non-alcoholic drinks to try every week of the year. It is filled with eye-catching and colorful photos of each drink. The author creates alternatives for classics like the margarita and a "new fashioned" and some new recipes. Each recipe includes guidance like recommended glass type, mixing methods, and garnishes. My favorite part was the mini-recipes for necessary ingredients like flavored syrups and shrubs.

Some of the recipes feature familiar ingredients like sparkling water, kombucha, or juices. However, many of the recipes call for special non-alcoholic spirits or other uncommon ingredients like hop water. These ingredients may be more readily available in certain areas, it's important to note that they may require special ordering.

I could see this as a good book for those who are sober or sober-curious and hobby mixologists.

I appreciate the opportunity to read this book. I've been sober for 2 1/2 years and I love experimenting with fun drinks. I do have an issue with some of the recipes. They mention na vodka. However, na vodka is very hard to find if brands make it. It's hard to recreate the taste of vodka. I do like the ideas of making my own syrups for drinks. I haven't done that yet.

Monday Night Mocktails is perfect for those who want to enjoy a beverage without the full proof version. There are 52 drinks collected in the book, one for every week, and they are broken down by season. Traditional barware is still recommended as technique is important for many of the drinks. Personally, I found the recipes easy to follow, although some of the ingredients may not be readily accessible where you are. In this event, there are alternatives recommended or suggested retail where they can be found. Many of the recipes do call for a high quality zero proof version of the real spirit (wine, vodka, gin, bourbon, rum, tequila, and liqueurs). The pictures are just stunning and really showcase the beauty in some of the colors and presentations.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.

Monday Night Mocktails features gorgeous full-color photos of the drinks! Teh author talks a bit about her mocktails, bar tools, and glasses. She hits the important things for these drinks keeping it brief. The book is organized by season taking advantage of fruits, vegetables, and herbs and spices for those time periods. Littered through the books are little tips to make your drink a success,

I love everything about this book. I appreciate the tools and techniques that are shared to learn how to beautifully craft a great tasting drink which is all that matters when drinking a mocktail. I appreciate that each drink had a picture with the glassware and that the variety of cocktails are plentiful for different palates.

I absolutely love mocktails and wish there was more books like this on the market! Thank you to the author for making this drink recipe book and I can't wait to try them!

Monday Night Mocktails is a fabulous book that contains 52 recipes for non-alcoholic drinks to try every week of the year separated by season. I'm into a theme and a good seasonal drink. I love a good mocktail and the recipes in this book are so well thought out proving that mocktails don't have to be boring. I also love that the author includes guidance on the type of glasses you should use for each drink just every detail to make these mocktails pop. I'm into getting more into zero proof alcohols so also like that they are included in most of the recipes. It's an awesome novel for the more sober curious and easy to follow for a novice mixologist like myself looking to drink less but still have an interesting mocktail as a nonalcoholic option.

I truly adore this book. Reading through the recipes I felt like I could trust the author’s judgement on still having a well crafted drink, just without the alcohol. I appreciated that each drink recipe also included a photo. I love a fancy drink and am getting more into mocktails and I can’t wait to try these recipes. I think this would make a great gift for anyone who loves an elevated drink.

This was a cute little book, perfect for people like me who don't drink alcohol but still want to drink something fun and tasty. I loved the pictures that accompanied every recipe. My only problem with this book was that the formatting was so off it was sometimes hard to read. There were a lot of mistakes also that I hope will be fixed by the time the finished product goes to press.