These New Year’s Eve cocktail recipes are a collection of our most celebration-worthy drinks, including Champagne cocktails, white sangria spritzer, and more…plus one nonalcoholic sipper. Perfect even if you’re celebrating 2021 solo.

Champagne Cocktail
: Chris Middleton
1/12
The quintessential something to sip at an elegant soirée, a large party, or just because it’s a random Tuesday night.
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Adonis Cocktail
: Jennifer May
2/12
Named for the Broadway play about the mythological Greek god of beauty, the Adonis stunningly draws together vermouth, a couple styles of sherry, orange bitters, and a twist.
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White Sangria Spritzer
: Stephen Kent Johnson
3/12
Crisp white wine, Cointreau, plenty of citrus, and sparkling water collide in this sipper that you can succumb to without regretting in the morning.
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French 75 Cocktail
: Quentin Bacon
4/12
A sophisticated cocktail that's made drinkers swoon for more than a century thanks to the warm hush of Cognac, the sweetly tart lilt of lemon, and the effusive effervescence of Champagne.
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Black Velvet Cocktail
: Liz Banfield
5/12
There's a reason this effervescent mingling of stout and Champagne contains the word "velvet." It's sooooo smooth and subtly sophisticated. Sip for yourself.
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Tangerine Whiskey Sour
: Clare Winfield
6/12
"A seriously lovely grown-up drink." "Not my father's whiskey sour!" That's what folks are saying about this party-friendly punch.
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Blood Orange and Prosecco Cocktail
: Brian Woodcock
7/12
We think you'll come to understand our giddiness about this effervescent elixir the second you take a sip.
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Prosecco and Aperol Cocktail
: Christopher Hirsheimer
8/12
Bitter. Sweet. Floral. Herbal. Citrusy. Elegant. Classic. Fizzy. Magical in all ways. That's what folks are saying about this lovely little cocktail. Cin cin.
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Kitty Highball
: Lizzie Munro
9/12
When you want something to sip all night (or all day) without getting tipsy and without feeling like you're being deprived, this inspired riff on a classic is what you want. Simply red wine spiked with ginger syrup and a splash of seltzer.
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Rosé Seltzer
: Lyle Railsback
10/12
A sweetly tart, subtly flavored, gently intoxicating, remarkably refreshing summer sipper in a fetching shade of pink.
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Poor Man’s Champagne Cocktail
: Beth Evans
11/12
Not that we have anything against bubbly. Gosh, no. But ounce for ounce, this is a far more budget-conscious cocktail.
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Lime Soda
: Susan Bell
12/12
Bored by plain old water? Allow us to introduce you to your solution.
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