Whether you are under 21 or preparing for dry January, mocktails are a perfect option to partake in the tradition of drinking sparkling wine while waiting for the clock to strike midnight on New Year’s Eve. These three refreshing, champagne-inspired drinks can be made with sparkling water, non-alcoholic sparkling wine, or ginger ale, depending on the level of sweetness want. The fresh fruit, garnishes, and juices elevate booze-free mixers to fancy mocktail status.
Pomegranate Sparkler
Ingredients
Pomegranate juice, pomegranate seeds, and bubbly of choice: ginger ale, sparkling water, or non-alcoholic Champagne
Directions
Add pomegranate seeds into the glass. Fill 3/4 of the glass with bubbly of choice and the rest with pomegranate juice.
Sparkling “Rose” Raspberry Lemonade
Ingredients
Raspberry lemonade, raspberries, lemon slices, and bubbly of choice: ginger ale, sparkling water, or non-alcoholic Champagne
Directions
Fill 2/3 of the glass with bubbly of choice and the rest with raspberry lemonade. Add raspberries, and decorate with lemon slice.
Lemon Blackberry Mint Sparkler
Ingredients
Blackberries, mint, lemonade, and bubbly of choice: ginger ale, sparkling water, or non-alcoholic Champagne
Directions
Fill the 3/4 of the glass with bubbly and the rest with lemonade. Squeeze desired amount of lemon juice. Add blackberries and mint.