cocktail: passionfruit mocktail & cocktail

Like a lot of people, I decided to abstain from alcohol in January. I'd bought non-alcoholic wines (which taste pretty damn awful and are expensive like Proxies) and non-alcoholic spirits (which can be delicious and are also expensive like Seedlip), so I'd been on the lookout for nonalcoholic or even low-liquor libations that I would actually drink and enjoy. 

One can only drink so much sparkling water and tea (TÖST by the way is my favorite nonalcoholic alternative even if it's a tea) before needing something special and hopefully extra-ordinary for those rituals of adult life that include a drink for toasting, sharing or being alone meditatively. I didn't drink wine seriously until the age of 32, and 28 years is long enough. I need to return to just being an occasional drinker and a teetotaler most of the time. I saw a Food 52 video of a mocktail recipe for my favorite flavor of passionfruit. The recipe included passionfruit puree, a dash of angostura bitters, seltzer water, a bit of lemon lime soda, a wedge of lime and crushed mint. The drink sounded so refreshing that I’d decided to recreate it for my own personal enjoyment as I don't know if I like the bitter element. 

I had in my freezer this passionfruit puree that I'd bought from a specialty baking arts supplies shop and made simple syrup to mix with it. So easy! Just dissolve 1 cup of cane sugar in 1 cup of very warm water and then add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the puree. My passionfruit syrup mixed with San Pellegrino or Trader Joe's champagne were delicious at a galentine crafting party.