Ginger Ale Mocktail: Apple and Lime Highball

Ginger ale makes a gentle non-alcoholic highball with apple and lime.

Serving inspiration from the ProstZero drink collection: citrus ginger spark

Ginger ale makes a gentle non-alcoholic highball with apple and lime. The mixer already supplies sweetness, so this recipe contains no additional syrup. Fresh lime provides a clear contrast.

The quantities make one serving. Measure the ingredients before mixing and chill any mixer. Syrups, juices and bottled alternatives vary in sweetness and acidity, so taste the base before topping up.

Ingredients for one serving

  • 60 ml apple juice
  • 15 ml lime juice
  • 120 ml ginger ale
  • Ice
  • Thin apple slice

Method

  1. Add apple and lime juices to a glass.
  2. Fill with ice.
  3. Slowly add ginger ale and stir briefly.
  4. Add the apple slice just before serving.

Getting the balance right

Clear apple juice makes a lighter-looking drink, while cloudy juice adds body. Taste the ginger ale first. If the combination is too sweet, replace 40 ml mixer with water instead of adding more lime, which can make it both very sweet and very sour.

Variation and substitutions

Pear juice gives a softer variation. A thin ginger slice boosts the aroma without immediately making the drink as intense as ginger beer. Changing the mixer creates the bigger increase in ginger heat.

Preparing several servings

Measure juice, purée and syrup shortly before serving. Add ice and carbonated ingredients when you make the drink. To serve a group, multiply the quantities, but adjust one glass first before mixing the whole pitcher.

Common question

Can I put ginger ale in a shaker?

Add carbonated ingredients after shaking. This recipe only needs building directly in the glass.

Find more ideas in our mocktail recipe guide . Compare this with Ginger Beer Mocktail: Cranberry and Fresh Lime or browse the drink collection .