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Celebratory cocktails

Sparkling, stemmed drinks for toasts, weddings and New Year — including the alcohol-free ones.

Celebration drinks are the one category where presentation genuinely outranks flavour. What a toast requires is a glass that looks like an occasion and something with bubbles in it; complexity is not only unnecessary but actively unhelpful when twenty of them need making at once.

The one detail worth insisting on: whoever is not drinking gets the same glass as everyone else. It is a small thing and it is the whole difference between an option and an afterthought.

37 recipes
An Espresso Martini in a coupe glass with three coffee beans floating on the foamPhoto by Marilena Baltzaki on Pexels

Espresso Martini

Vodka, coffee liqueur and fresh espresso, shaken hard for a cold, foam-capped jolt.

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A Pornstar Martini in a coupe glass with a passion fruit half and a shot of sparkling wine alongside

Pornstar Martini

Vodka and passion fruit shaken bright and fruity, served with a chilled shot of sparkling wine on the side.

fruitysweettropical
medium7 minvodka
A Manhattan in a coupe glass with a maraschino cherry

Manhattan

Rye whiskey and sweet vermouth, stirred with bitters — the spirit-forward counterpart to the Martini.

strongbitterdry
medium5 minwhisky
A pink Cosmopolitan in a coupe glass with an orange peel garnishPhoto by Marcelo Verfe on Pexels

Cosmopolitan

Citron vodka, triple sec, cranberry and lime, shaken pink and served up — sharp, bright and unapologetically 90s.

sourfruitystrong
easy5 minvodka

French 75

Gin, lemon and sugar, shaken and topped with sparkling wine — a Champagne cocktail with a genuine kick.

sourrefreshingdry
medium5 mingin
A pale peach-pink Bellini in a champagne flutePhoto by Sabel Blanco on Pexels

Bellini

Prosecco and white peach purée, folded together in a flute — pale, fizzy and delicately fruity.

fruityrefreshingsweet
easy4 minsparkling wine
A Mimosa in a champagne flute, pale orange and fizzingPhoto by JÉSHOOTS on Pexels

Mimosa

Sparkling wine and fresh orange juice, half and half — brunch's simplest cocktail.

fruityrefreshingdry
easy3 minsparkling wine

Aviation

Gin, maraschino and a whisper of violette, shaken with lemon — pale purple and quietly complex.

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medium5 mingin
Alcohol-free

Shirley Temple

Ginger ale and grenadine with a maraschino cherry — a bright, fizzy classic mocktail.

sweetfruityrefreshing
easy3 minalcohol free

French Martini

Vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice shaken until frothy — fruity, pink and deceptively strong.

fruitysweetstrong
easy4 minvodka
A Last Word cocktail in a coupe glass, pale green and clear

Last Word

Equal parts gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime — a Prohibition-era puzzle that somehow balances four loud ingredients perfectly.

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medium5 mingin

White Lady

Gin, triple sec and lemon juice, shaken with egg white for a silky, pale, citrus-forward sour.

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medium5 mingin

Ramos Gin Fizz

Gin, citrus, cream, egg white and orange flower water, shaken at length into a tall, silky, cloud-like fizz.

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advanced10 mingin

Twentieth Century

Gin, Lillet Blanc, white crème de cacao and lemon — a 1930s cocktail built on an unlikely pairing of citrus and chocolate.

sourstrongdry
medium5 mingin
A sugar-rimmed Lemon Drop Martini in a coupe glass with a lemon twist

Lemon Drop Martini

A sugar-rimmed vodka sour dressed up as a martini — sharp lemon candy in a glass.

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easy5 minvodka

Mary Pickford

White rum, pineapple juice, grenadine and a whisper of maraschino — a pink, glamorous 1920s Havana classic.

fruitysweettropical
easy5 minrum

Brandy Alexander

Cognac, dark crème de cacao and cream, shaken smooth — a dessert cocktail dusted with nutmeg.

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Brandy Crusta

Cognac, orange liqueur, maraschino and lemon in a sugar-rimmed glass lined with a long citrus spiral.

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advanced8 minbrandy

Kir Royale

Champagne poured over a splash of crème de cassis — the celebratory, sparkling big sister of the Kir.

sweetfruityrefreshing
easy2 minsparkling wine
A Negroni Sbagliato in a rocks glass, fizzing gently, with an orange slice

Negroni Sbagliato

Equal parts Campari, sweet vermouth and sparkling wine — the 'mistaken' Negroni with the gin swapped for bubbles.

bitterrefreshingsweet
easy3 minsparkling wine

Death in the Afternoon

Absinthe topped with ice-cold Champagne — a stark two-ingredient drink credited to Ernest Hemingway.

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medium3 minliqueur led
A pale green, frothy Grasshopper in a coupe glass

Grasshopper

Crème de menthe, white crème de cacao and cream, shaken until frothy — a pastel-green dessert in a glass.

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easy4 minliqueur led

Golden Cadillac

Galliano, white crème de cacao and cream, shaken smooth — a golden, vanilla-and-chocolate dessert cocktail.

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easy4 minliqueur led

Chambord Royale

Champagne poured over a splash of Chambord raspberry liqueur — a jewel-toned, celebratory sibling of the Kir Royale.

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easy2 minsparkling wine

Black Velvet

Stout and sparkling wine, layered together in equal parts — a dark, celebratory pairing of two very different fizzes.

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medium4 minbeer
Alcohol-free

Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail

Tart cranberry juice lengthened with soda and lime — a bright, festive-looking three-ingredient mocktail.

fruitysourrefreshing
easy3 minalcohol free
An alcohol-free Mimosa in a champagne flute, pale orange and fizzing
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Mimosa

Alcohol-free sparkling wine and fresh orange juice, half and half — brunch's simplest cocktail, alcohol-free.

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easy3 minalcohol free

Fish House Punch

Rum, cognac and peach brandy over lemon and sugar, lengthened with soda — an 18th-century Philadelphia punch built for a crowd.

strongfruitysour
medium10 minrum
A pitcher of Sangria with orange and lemon slices, alongside a filled wine glassPhoto by kan_chansathya on Pixabay

Sangria

Red wine macerated with brandy, orange liqueur and citrus — a fruity Spanish pitcher drink built for a table, not a single glass.

fruitysweetrefreshing
easy10 minliqueur led
A punch bowl of Champagne Punch with an ice ring, alongside a filled champagne flutePhoto by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

Champagne Punch

Cognac, orange curaçao and lemon lengthened with sparkling wine — a 19th-century punch-bowl classic for celebrations.

fruitysweetrefreshing
medium10 minsparkling wine
An Old Cuban cocktail in a coupe glass with a mint leaf floating on the foam

Old Cuban

Aged rum, lime, mint and Angostura, shaken and topped with sparkling wine — a Mojito that grew up.

refreshingherbalsweet
medium6 minrum
An alcohol-free passion fruit martini in a coupe with half a passion fruit on the foam, beside a small glass of sparkling wine
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Passion Fruit Martini

Passion fruit, vanilla and lime shaken to a foam, with a small glass of alcohol-free fizz alongside.

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medium6 minalcohol free
Alcohol-free

Roy Rogers

Cola and grenadine with a maraschino cherry — the cola-based sibling to a Shirley Temple.

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easy3 minalcohol free
An Alcohol-Free Espresso Martini in a coupe glass with a thick coffee foam and three coffee beansPhoto by Ayberk Mirza on Pexels
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Espresso Martini

Fresh espresso and vanilla syrup, shaken hard for the same cold foam-capped look — no vodka, no coffee liqueur.

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medium7 minalcohol free
An alcohol-free Cosmopolitan in a chilled coupe, pale pink with an orange twist
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Cosmopolitan

Cranberry, lime and orange shaken to the Cosmopolitan's sharp, pale-pink template — no vodka.

sourfruityrefreshing
easy5 minalcohol free
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Bellini

Peach purée topped with alcohol-free sparkling wine — two ingredients, and the same drink the original always was.

fruitysweetrefreshing
easy4 minalcohol free
A Cinderella mocktail in a tall glass, cloudy gold with a pink grenadine base and a pineapple wedge
Alcohol-free

Cinderella

Pineapple, orange and lemon shaken with grenadine and lengthened with soda — the standard mocktail of the old bar books.

fruitytropicalrefreshing
easy5 minalcohol free

How this list is built

Computed from real catalogue fields: a celebration, wedding or New Year occasion tag, combined with a carbonated or sparkling-wine build or a stemmed glass.

Nothing on this page is hand-picked or sponsored — the list comes straight from the recipe data, so it stays correct as the catalogue grows. Lists only exist once enough real recipes match; that is why some categories you might expect aren't here yet.

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