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10 New Year's Eve Mocktails to Help You Ring in 2015 Alcohol-Free, Because NYE Isn't All About Champagne
While drinking booze at the stroke of midnight may be a New Year's Eve tradition, it just isn't for everyone. It's definitely possible to have fun without drinking, so if you decide to lay off the alcohol this New Year's, don't fret. You can still sip on some deliciousness while staying sober with the help of these 10 tasty New Year's Eve mocktails.
From kid-friendly punch to more elegant non-alcoholic mimosas and mojitos, these drinks are guaranteed to satisfy. Forget the classic champagne cocktails — these cocktails will start off the new year just right.
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Strawberry Cucumber Limeade
With a sugared rim and a bouquet of garnishes, this sweet-and-sour limeade by A Beautiful Mess makes one standout drink option.
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Preggy Punch
Even if you’re not forgoing alcohol because you’ve got a little one on the way, A Spicy Perspective makes a perfectly sweet New Year’s drink.
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Grapefruit Rosemary Fizz
New Year’s Eve is the perfect time to pucker up, whether it be for that New Year’s smooch, or a sip of The Merrythought’s deliciously sour drink.
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Festive Cranberry Fizz
You can’t possibly go wrong with a cranberry cocktail — especially around the holidays. The Kitchn’s festive concoction will please partygoers of any age.
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Cucumber Mojito
To start the year off with a refreshing twist, serve up tall, cold glasses of Back to Her Roots’ minty cucumber mojito.
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Cider, Thyme, and Tonic Mocktail
Put that tonic water to good use with Offbeat + Inspired’s positively gourmet winter mocktail.
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Sparkling Cranberry Punch
All you need is a couple of lemons for garnish and a big punch bowl to make Taste and Tell’s sparkling cranberry punch the talk of the party.
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Moscow Mule Mocktail
Staying sober doesn’t mean you have to miss out on a classic winter drink. Thanks to The Merrythought, you can enjoy your Moscow mule sans alcohol.
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The Bright and Bitter
A dash of non-alcoholic bitters makes The Kitchn’s cranberry-orange cocktail a sophisticated drink.
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Peach Cranberry Mimosa
Swap out prosecco with peach juice for a sweet, fruity drink courtesy of A Beautiful Mess.
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