Flavorful Dry January Cocktails That Go Far Beyond a New Year's Resolution
Tempo by Hilton - Pear Necessities
From nostalgic drinks in a dim cocktail lounge in the Lower East Side to sipping my way through a medley of holiday cocktails, I had quite the LUSHWORTHY 2025. So, let’s just say that I’m welcoming Dry January with extremely open arms this month. In fact, I don’t plan on taking my next boozy sip until Super Bowl (February 8). I’d normally say wish me luck, but with non-alcoholic drinks these days that are as intricate as they are tasty, I don’t think I’ll need much luck this Dry January.
If you also plan on taking part in Dry January, but still want to find enjoyment in a drink that feels special, the mocktail picks ahead are sure to keep you in good spirits (see what I did there?). Cheers!
Pear Necessities
Ingredients
1.5 oz Lyre’s American Malt
1 oz Pear Juice
0.5 oz Velvet Falernum
Dash Aromatic Bitters
0.5 oz Lime Juice
Directions
Shake with ice, strain into coupe. Garnish with star anise pod.
Sage Against The Machine
Tempo by Hilton
Ingredients
1.5 oz Fluère Botanical
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 oz Nogave Syrup*
1 oz Aquafaba
2 Dashes Celery Bitters
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled and frothy. Strain into coupe. Garnish with sage leaf.
Italian-Inspired Zero-Proof Spritz
Ingredients
3 oz Villa Sandi Alcohol Free Sparkling
1 oz blood orange juice
½ oz rosemary or thyme simple syrup
Splash of soda (optional)
Garnish: orange peel + rosemary sprig
Directions
Build over ice in a wine glass, stir gently, garnish generously and serve immediately.
Softcore Movie Star
Health-Ade
Ingredients
1.5 oz Almave Humo
1.5 oz Passionfruit Vanilla Syrup
1 oz Acid Adjusted Cara Cara Juice
2 oz Health-Ade Passionfruit Tangerine
3 oz Society De La Rassi Sparkling Chardonnay (de-alcoholized)
Directions
Jigger all ingredients (except kombucha and sparkling wine) into a shaker. Add shaking ice cubes to the tin. Hard shake. Double strain cocktail into a chilled coupe. Top with 2 oz of Passionfruit Tangerine Health-Ade Kombucha Garnish with a passionfruit jello disc. Serve with a sherry glass filled with sparkling wine (de-alcoholized).
Saint James Raspberry Mint Refresher
Ingredients
3-4 oz of Saint James Raspberry Iced Tea
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.25 oz honey
6-8 mint leaves
1 oz Club Soda
Directions
In a shaker, add the Saint James Iced Tea, Fresh Lime Juice, honey, and mint leaves. Muddle mint leaves in the shaker. Add ice, shake and pour into a fresh cup with ice. Add the club soda into the glass.
Twang Miche-Nada Recipe
Garrett Smith and Giant Noise Partners
Ingredients
Twang Michelada Mixer (classic, spicy or pickle flavors)
Twang Rimming Salt (lime, grapefruit, mango chile, and more flavors)
Ice
Sparkling water
Lime wedge
Directions
Rim your glass with choice of Twang's Rimming Salt. Add some ice to your glass. Add choice of Twang Michelada Mixer. Add sparkling water. Garnish with a lime wedge.