Drive Safe Hampton Roads is a non-profit regional coalition whose mission is to increase the community’s involvement and awareness of traffic safety issues. This organization is made up of individuals with an interest in preventing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on our roadways.
By designating a driver and planning your celebration with safety in mind, you’ll help prevent needless alcohol-related tragedies. Here are a few tips to help you celebrate life this season:
- Have plenty of non-alcoholic drinks available.
- Use party games and dancing to take the focus off alcohol.
- Serve plenty of high protein, non-salty foods with your alcoholic beverages.
- Avoid having an open bar.
- Stop serving alcohol early. Wind down with alcohol-free drinks.
- Remember, only time can decrease intoxication. Coffee exercise, or cold air will not have a sobering effect.
- Take responsibility. Be the Designated Driver. Call a taxi or invite the person who has been drinking to spend the night.
People who agree not to drink alcohol so that everyone can get home safely are doing us all a favor. That’s why the Designated Driver should be treated to non-alcoholic beverages which are just as enticing as drinks with alcohol.
Encourage all of your guests to try these exciting alcohol-free refreshments.
Drive Safe Hampton Roads
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Mocktail of the Month
Fresh Strawberry Water
From umamigirl.com
INGREDIENTS
- 1-pound strawberries, hulled
- 4 cups ice-cold water, divided
- Enough vanilla seeds to fill the point of a sharp knife, or ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- Ice, for serving
DIRECTIONS: In a blender, combine the strawberries with the 2 cups of the water, the vanilla seeds or extract, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Puree until completely liquid. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or through cheesecloth into a pitcher. Stir in the remaining 2 cups water. Chill completely. Pour into ice-filled glasses and serve.
5-Calorie Raspberry Lime Margarita Fizz
from averiecooks.com
INGREDIENTS
- ice cubes
- salt or sugar for rimming the glass, optional
- 4 oz. Raspberry-Lime Sparkling Water
- 4 oz. Sugar-Free Margarita Mix
- 1 fresh lime, sliced thin optional for garnishing
- fresh raspberries, optional for garnishing
DIRECTIONS: Add ice to glass. Optionally dip a chilled glass into salt or sugar to coat the rim. Add sparkling water and margarita mix to glass. Garnish with other lime slices or raspberries.
Amelia Island Punch
from AAA Tidewater
Cranberry Sangria
from AAA Tidewater
Yields 4 Servings
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups cranberry juice
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 canned seltzer
- 1 sliced orange
- 1 sliced apple
- 1/3 cup frozen cranberries
- Ice
DIRECTIONS: Pour the cranberry juice, orange juice, and seltzer into one pitcher. Add the sliced fruit and stir together – serve into individual glasses.
Cran-Raspberry Tini
from thebump.com
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup raspberry flavored sparkling water
- A splash of all-natural cranberry juice or cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 tablespoon crushed raspberries
DIRECTIONS: Pour first three ingredients into a martini glass, then slide a few raspberries onto a thin stirrer to garnish.
Designated Driver’s Delight
from Drive Safe HR
Espresso Mocktini
from Tassimo.com
INGREDIENTS
- ice
- 2 fl. oz. espresso
- 1 fl. oz. vanilla syrup
- 1 fl. oz. water
- pinch of salt
- coffee beans (garnish)
DIRECTIONS: Make your favorite espresso (2 fl oz) and cool it in the fridge. Put some ice in your cocktail glass to cool the drink down. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Pour the vanilla syrup, the water, the espresso, and a pinch of salt into the shaker. Shake your Espresso Martini Mocktail and strain into the glass. Finish off with one or two coffee beans and serve.
Frost Bite Faux-tini
from NHTSA.gov
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 2 oz. white grape juice
- fresh mint leaves
- fresh blueberries
- 3 oz. lemon lime soda
DIRECTIONS: Mix lime juice and pineapple juice, and add white grape juice, mint and blueberries. Using the back of a spoon, crush a couple of the blueberries. Mix all ingredients well and strain into a large glass filled with ice. Top with lemon-lime soda.
Faux-ito (Mojito mocktail)
from sheknows.com/
INGREDIENTS
- ice
- 6 to 10 fresh mint leaves, rinsed and dried
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
- 4 ounces club soda
- Lime wedges for garnish
DIRECTIONS: In a rocks glass, muddle mint leaves, lime juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved and mint is fragrant. Add ice. Pour in club soda. Garnish with lime.
Piña Colada
from delishably.com/
Red Delicious Punch
from Drive Safe HR
Sparkling Virgin Cosmo
from sheknows.com/
INGREDIENTS
- ice
- 2 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 5 oz. club soda or lemon-lime soda
- Lime wedges for garnish
- Sugar for frosting (optional)
DIRECTIONS: Pour ice into a shaker or tall glass. Add cranberry juice, fresh lime juice and club soda. Shake to combine. Run a lime wedge over the outside rim of a chilled martini glass. Pour sugar onto a small plate or flat surface. Dip the rim of the glass into sugar until covered with a thin border. Strain carefully into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lime.
The Divine Unwine
from Drive Safe HR
Tornado Twist
from AAA Tidewater
The Enforcer
from Drive Safe HR
