8 Zero-Proof Drinks for Dry January 2026

It’s a new year and resolutions abound, often focusing on health and wellness. For many people, that means abstaining from alcohol for the month, which isn’t easy to do in the dead of winter. Inspired zero-proof cocktails can make it a bit easier — and of course these drinks aren’t just for January! Here are eight we like for this year, and for more no-proof beverage inspiration, here’s our 2024 mocktail roundup.

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Dam Winter Punch

Course Drinks

Keyword apple cider, Apple cider vinegar, cinnamon tea, Damrak gin, honey syrup, orange juice

Ingredients

• 2 parts Damrak Virgin NA gin
• 2 parts Fresh orange juice
• 2 parts Cinnamon tea
• 5 parts Apple cider
• 1 part Honey syrup or ½ part honey
• 2 tsps. Apple cider vinegar
• Seasonal spices: star anise cloves, cinnamon, orange zest

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients in a pitcher.
• Let rest for 1 hour before serving.
• Garnish with seasonal spices.

Notes

The mixologists at Damrak created this recipe.

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Clean Slate

Course Drinks

Keyword lemon juice, NA aperitivo, nonalcoholic sparkling wine, Simple syrup, watermelon

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Non-alcoholic aperitivo such as Mionetto
• 1 oz. Fresh watermelon juice
• ½ oz. Lemon juice
• ¼ oz. Simple syrup
• Top with alcohol-removed sparkling wine

Instructions

• Build directly in a wine glass, starting with non-alcoholic aperitivo.
• Add watermelon juice, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup to taste.
• Topping with alcohol-removed brut.

Notes

Christina Demas, national spirits & brand director at Maple Hospitality Group, created this recipe.

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Shen’s Paradise

Course Drinks

Keyword apple juice, cucumber, green tea, lime juice, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 2 thin Cucumber slices
• 3 oz. Green tea chilled
• 1 oz. Apple juice
• ¾ oz. Simple syrup
• ½ oz. Lime juice

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and shake.
• Strain into Collins glass over ice.
• Garnish with cucumber slices.

Notes

The mixologists at Serena Pastificio, with locations in Atlanta and Boca Raton, FL, created this recipe.

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A Night in Madagascar

Course Drinks

Keyword Guava nectar, hibiscus tea, lime juice, Simple syrup, vanilla syrup

Ingredients

• ¾ oz. Lime juice
• ¾ oz. Real Madagascar vanilla syrup
• ¼ oz. Simple syrup
• 1 oz. Jumex guava nectar
• 1 ½ oz. Hibiscus tea

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and shake.
• Pour into rocks glass.
• Finish with hibiscus salt (blend dried hibiscus flowers; mix equal parts hibiscus powder, salt and sugar).
• Garnish a flower.

Notes

Jess Lyerly, beverage director at Palo Santo, a Mexico City-inspired restaurant in Atlanta, created this recipe.

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Lavender Dreams

Course Drinks

Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, lavender syrup, lemonade, sparkling lemonade

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Lavender butterfly pea tea simple syrup*
• 4 oz. House-made Lemonade
• Splash of Fever Tree sparkling Sicilian lemonade

Instructions

• Add lavender simple to the bottom of a gold-rimmed glass.
• Add ice, lemonade, then top with Fever-Tree lemonade
• Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and micro flower.

Notes

*For Lavender butterfly pea tea simple syrup:, add 2 tablespoons Add 2 tablespoons of butterfly pea tea to 33 oz. of simple syrup (1:1 ratio sugar to water). Let steep until dark purple.

Heidi Finley, assistant food & beverage manager at The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, FL, created this recipe for the hotel’s Jack Dusty concept.

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Gianna Adriana

Course Drinks

Keyword club soda, Earl Gray tea, hibiscus syrup, lemon juice, raspberries

Ingredients

• 3 Fresh raspberries muddled
• 2 oz. Earl Grey tea brewed and cooled
• 1 ½ oz. Raspberry hibiscus syrup homemade or store-bought
• 1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
• Splash of club soda

Instructions

• Muddle the raspberries in a shaker.
• Add the Earl Grey tea, raspberry hibiscus syrup and lemon juice.
• Shake well with ice, then strain into a glass over fresh ice.
• Top with a splash of club soda, gently stir.
• Garnish with extra raspberries or a lemon twist.

Notes

Paul-Antoine Fabre, general manager at Vitolo & Lou Alvarado, bar manager at Vitolo in in Fort Lauderdale, FL, created this recipe.

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Sugar Roots Spritz

Course Drinks

Keyword hibiscus syrup, lime, soda

Ingredients

• 2 oz. House-made hibiscus syrup*
• ½ oz. Fresh lime juice
• Soda water

Instructions

• Fill a wine glass with ice.
• Pour in hibiscus syrup and lime juice.
• Add soda water to fill the glass and stir briefly.
• Garnish with an orange peel.

Notes

*For Hibiscus syrup
Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Take off heat and add ½ cup dried hibiscus flowers (we use a combination of pink and orange). Let steep for 15 minutes then strain out flowers. Cool and store in an airtight container or jar in fridge for up to 1 week.

Mickey Mullins, beverage director at The Bower in New Orleans, created this recipe.

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Ritual Winter Margarita

Course Drinks

Keyword cranberry juice, lime juice, orange juice, Ritual NA agave, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Ritual agave spirit alternative
• 1 ½ oz. Cranberry juice
• 1 ½ oz. Lime juice
• 1 ½ oz. Orange juice
• ¼ oz. Simple syrup

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
• Shake until chilled.
• Strain into a glass rimmed with salt.
• Garnish with cranberries.
• Dust with powdered sugar for an extra wintery touch.

Notes

The mixologists at Ritual created this recipe.