Holiday & Seasonal · New Year's
Ring in the new year with five sparkling New Year's Eve cocktails: a French 75, pomegranate champagne punch, a gold rush, and more. Each has a festive zero-proof version.
New Year’s Eve cocktails should sparkle, literally. These five all have bubbles or a little gold, and they’re built for a party: one classic, one big punch bowl, one stirred-style sipper, one crowd-pleaser, and one light spritz to pace the night. Every card has a zero-proof twin that looks identical in the glass, so everyone can toast at midnight. Tap 🌿 Mocktails at the top to flip all five.
The New Year’s classic, named after a French artillery gun for its kick. Gin, lemon, and a little sugar shaken, then topped with champagne. It’s crisp, elegant, and dangerously easy to drink.
Cut a long twist with a channel knife and express a peel it over the glass before dropping it in. The lemon oil is the first thing you smell.
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Gin, lemon, and a little sugar, topped with champagne.
Garnish: Long lemon twist
Garnish: Long lemon twist
How the swap works: Verjus gives a soft, wine-like acidity in place of the gin's bite, and non-alcoholic sparkling wine keeps it dry. For a strict 0.0%, use sparkling white grape juice and cut the syrup to ¼ oz.
Enjoy responsibly, of legal drinking age only ·Zero-proof twin ·
If you’re hosting more than eight people, make this. Stir the pomegranate base ahead, keep it cold, and add sparkling wine and a big block of ice when guests arrive. It’s jewel-red and tart, not sweet.
Set out a second bowl for the zero-proof version, which uses sparkling grape juice cut with soda, with its own ladle.
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Pomegranate, orange liqueur, and lemon, topped with bubbles.
Garnish: Pomegranate seeds, orange wheels, rosemary
Garnish: Pomegranate seeds, orange wheels, rosemary
How the swap works: Sparkling grape juice alone is too sweet, so it's cut with club soda, and the syrup disappears entirely. Orange juice replaces the orange liqueur.
Enjoy responsibly, of legal drinking age only ·Zero-proof twin ·
A modern classic: essentially a whiskey sour made with honey instead of sugar. It’s rich and golden, and a tiny pinch of edible gold luster makes it swirl like a snow globe at midnight.
Only use dust labeled edible. Craft glitter isn’t food, however “non-toxic” the label says.
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Bourbon, honey, and lemon. A modern classic, gilded for midnight.
Garnish: Lemon twist, pinch of edible gold luster (optional)
Garnish: Lemon twist, pinch of edible gold luster (optional)
How the swap works: Black tea gives bourbon's tannin, and ginger in the honey syrup brings back the warmth alcohol usually provides.
Enjoy responsibly, of legal drinking age only ·Zero-proof twin ·
The cosmo is a party icon, and topping it with a little sparkling wine makes it lighter and more festive. The flamed orange twist is theater: warm the peel, squeeze it over a lit match, and the oils spark and caramelize.
Hold the peel a few inches above the glass and keep the flame away from anyone’s hair and decorations.
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The classic cosmo, lengthened with champagne.
Garnish: Flamed orange twist
Garnish: Flamed orange twist
How the swap works: Orange juice and a touch of syrup rebuild what the orange liqueur added; the flamed orange twist carries a lot of the cosmo's aroma on its own.
Enjoy responsibly, of legal drinking age only ·Zero-proof twin ·
Pace yourself with this one. It’s low in alcohol, floral, and very refreshing, just elderflower liqueur, prosecco, and soda over ice with a sprig of mint. The zero-proof twin uses elderflower cordial and is so close you’ll want to label them.
Chill your bubbles properly. A bucket of ice plus water (and a handful of salt) chills a bottle in 15 minutes.
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Elderflower liqueur, prosecco, soda, and mint.
Garnish: Mint sprig, lemon wheel
Garnish: Mint sprig, lemon wheel
How the swap works: Elderflower cordial has the same floral character as the liqueur; a little lemon balances its sugar.
Enjoy responsibly, of legal drinking age only ·Zero-proof twin ·
At 11:50, pour a tray of flutes, half from sparkling wine and half from non-alcoholic sparkling, with a lemon twist in one and an orange twist in the other so guests know which is which. You’ll be glass-in-hand when the countdown starts.
For more bubbles, see our prosecco and champagne cocktails, and our batch cocktail guide covers scaling for a big party.
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Anything with bubbles. The French 75 is the classic, and Pomegranate Champagne Punch is the easiest for a crowd. For something stirred and grown-up, the Gold Rush is hard to beat.
A 750 ml bottle pours about 5 flutes neat, or 8 cocktails topped with 3 oz each. Plan on at least one sparkling drink per guest at midnight, plus half that again for the rest of the night.
More sparkling wine cocktails →Every drink here has a zero-proof twin that looks identical in the glass. Non-alcoholic sparkling wine is the closest to champagne, while sparkling white grape juice is sweeter and fully 0.0%.
How to make any cocktail zero-proof →Only if it's labeled edible, usually as 'edible luster dust' or edible gold leaf. Craft glitter and 'non-toxic' decorative dusts are not food and shouldn't go in a drink.
Submerge the bottle in a bucket of ice AND cold water with a handful of salt. It chills in about 15–20 minutes, much faster than ice alone or the fridge.
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