Best Substitutes for Fruit juice

Out of Fruit juice? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

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Original Ingredient

Fruit juice

Other Bright, mixed fruit nose with generic sweetness and citrus tang. Palate is sweet and fruity with balanced acidity and multi-fruit character. Clean, pleasant finish with natural fruit freshness.

Recommended Substitutes

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Orange juice

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Pineapple juice

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Apple Juice

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.