Jury · New Year's Eve with friends · For everyone
An alcohol-free tasting
Not everyone drinks on New Year's Eve, and alcohol-free drinks deserve a proper tasting too. Pour them blind, rate them from 1 to 10 and find out which one deserves the midnight toast.
- Drinks
- Four to six
- Per taste
- 5 cl
- Good for
- All ages
Updated
Two ways to do it
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Alcohol-free fizz
Line up four to six alcohol-free sparkling wines, well chilled and poured blind. Add an elderflower or apple fizz as a wildcard.
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Mocktail contest
Each guest mixes one mocktail. Every drink is a round, and the best bartender is crowned before midnight.
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How to set it up
Hide the labels.
One person pours and numbers the glasses, and is the only one who knows what's what.
Serve them the same way.
Same glasses and the same temperature for every drink, so you rate what's in the glass.
Rate each round.
Everyone rates on their own phone without saying anything until the reveal.
Reveal and toast.
Reveal the ratings, then show the bottles or recipes. Toast with the winner at midnight.
Good to know
- Sweetness varies a lot. Add it as a criterion, so you can see who likes it sweet and who doesn't.
- Keep water on the table between rounds.
- Mix alcohol-free rounds into a blind fizz tasting and see if anyone notices.
Questions and answers
Can children join in?
Yes. An alcohol-free tasting is a good way to include everyone at the table.
How many drinks should we taste?
Four to six is plenty.
Can we mix it with the fizz tasting?
Yes. Add alcohol-free bottles as their own rounds and keep it blind.
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