More and more Australian are giving up booze, so come party season, it pays to ensure there are alcohol-free drinks on hand for your guests. We've kept things light and fruity here – a sparkling passionfruit drink, a pineapple-Assam agua fresca, and elegant elderflower and cucumber smash from Sydney's Bennelong. And once you've made your own ginger beer from scratch, you'll never look back.
8 alcohol-free drinks for the coming party season
And there's not a lemon-lime bitters in sight.
![**[Pineapple-Assam agua fresca](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pineapple-drink-16922|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/31/16922/GT1902_Ocean_drive_Pineapple_Assam_agua_fresca_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Chris Chen
![**[Lemon-myrtle soda](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lemon-myrtle-soda-18104|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/11/27/18104/web_soda.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Pineapple, mint, ginger and lime crush](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pineapple-mint-ginger-and-lime-crush-12197|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2015/01/20/33416/0215GT-fast-lunch-pineapple-crush.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Pineapple, mint, ginger and lime crush
Photo: Anson Smart![**[Homemade ginger beer with lime](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/ginger-beer-with-lime-10884|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/10139/0112GT-hopkins-river-recipes-ginger-beer-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Homemade ginger beer with lime
Photo: Sharyn Cairns![**[Lemon and raspberry iced tea](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/lemon-and-raspberry-iced-tea-10880|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/11184/0110gtpicnicdrink-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Mango, turmeric and ginger-lime nectar](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/mango-turmeric-and-ginger-lime-nectar-12716|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/18/12716/WEB_magoturmericnectar.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Mango, turmeric and ginger-lime nectar
Photo: William Meppem![**[Bennelong's elderflower and cucumber smash](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/news/drinks-news/bennelongs-elderflower-and-cucumber-smash-6634|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2017/02/24/48069/C1506D23-GT-RM-017.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Bennelong's elderflower and cucumber smash
Photo: Rodney Macuja![**[Sparkling passionfruit](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/sparkling-passionfruit-10902|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2013/05/09/10177/1211GT-barefoot-passionfruit-drink-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
