19 Healthyish Cocktail Recipes That Will Be the Hit of Any Party

These cocktails are fun, festive, and just healthy enough.

October 19, 2018

Non-alcoholic drinks are great, but sometimes the occasion calls for the real stuff. Now that healthier cocktails highlighting kombucha, fresh fruit, and even greens are trending, people who choose to partake have a wealth of options that feel as good as they look. These are the recipes that prove cocktails can be a little healthier, and taste better too. Just remember: There's no such thing as hangover-free booze.

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1/19
Salted Watermelon Margarita
It’s refreshing, naturally sweet without added sugar, and just look at that PINK!
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Photo by Alex Lau
2/19
Kombucha-Vodka Highball
You can use any ginger-flavored kombucha, but taste for sweetness since every brand is different.
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3/19
Fall Spritz
No more punch bowls, big-batching, or complicated mixology. You've got better things to do, so let your guests serve themselves.
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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Yekaterina Boytsova
4/19
Rosé All Day Sangria
We like to think of this refreshing sangria as spa water but with a little buzz!
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Peden + Munk
5/19
Mezcal Cocktail with Hibiscus and Cilantro
You can find loose hibiscus flowers at Mexican and Indian grocers, but if not, use 6 hibiscus tea bags instead.
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Photo by Ted Cavanaugh
6/19
Feeling Peachy
A special type of gin brings out the flavors of the peach and make this cocktail extremely crushable.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
7/19
Aperol-Kombucha Cocktail
Think of this cocktail recipe as a more boozy, more delicious, and just as pretty Aperol spritz.
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Laura Murray
8/19
Rosé-Aperol Spritz
Meet your summer cocktail, a pinky and bubbly rosé wine spritz with Aperol and passion fruit juice. Now all you need is a pool to drink it next to.
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9/19
Arugula Gimlet
Arugula’s spicy kick makes it a natural pairing for gin.
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Danielle Levitt
10/19
Rosy Boa Cocktail
Rose water is the little something that makes this cocktail recipe special.
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Peden & Munk
11/19
Rhubarb-Fennel Gin Cocktail
If it grows together, it goes together: Sweet and sour from the rhubarb and herbaceous from the fennel, this drink is pure harmony.
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Bobbi Lin
12/19
Gin and Mint Tea Cocktail
Use gunpowder green tea if you can find it. The robust flavor will provide depth to this quaffable cocktail recipe.
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13/19
Rosy Gin-Kombucha Cocktail
New to kombucha? This cocktail is perfect for a test drive, because you’ll get a taste of “original” (unflavored) kombucha.
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Eva Kolenko
14/19
Blueberry-Apple Cordials
For those times when you buy as many quarts of berries as you can carry, then don’t know what to do with them, preserve them into drinkable form.
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Linda Xiao
15/19
Pineapple-Hibiscus Cocktail
A hot pink citrusy-sour drink with a jalapeño kick.
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Ted Cavanaugh
16/19
Moneygun Hot Toddy
At Moneygun in Chicago, they make this hot toddy in a French press. It's the perfect answer to what to drink on a chilly night.
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Photo by Alex Lau
17/19
The Swedish Tart
This cocktail is incredibly simple and incredibly good. Green tea kombucha, homemade (three-ingredient) dill syrup, and vodka are all you need.
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18/19
Ginger Spritz
Ginger beer and bubbly cava were meant to be together.
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Heidi’s Bridge
19/19
Sparkling Beet Lemonade with (or without) Booze
A fragrant and bright spring cocktail that's just as delicious without the alcohol.
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