the mellow buzz cocktail deck: 40 recipes for low-alcohol drinks and hangover-free mocktails

When the occasion calls for a drink, but not for getting drunk, it’s time for the mellow buzz--to mix up a creative cocktail that is festive, mouthwateringly delicious, and easy on the alcohol.

Here are 50 cards that help you set up your low-ABV bar and show you how to create 40 low- and no-alcohol drinks that are perfect for enjoying everyday and special occasions alike. Using beer, wine, cider, sake, sherry, and vermouth, plus a variety of amari and other liqueurs, the recipes come from bartenders all over the country who are passionate about creating craft cocktails.

Kat Odell is a food and travel journalist. She is the author of the low-alcohol cocktail book Day Drinking, as well as Unicorn Food, a plant-based cookbook hinged on medicinal ingredients. She was the editor of Eater LA for five years, and afterward the inaugural editor of Eater Drinks. She has been published in Vogue, T Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Condé Nast Traveler, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including as a series regular on Bravo’s Eat Drink Love and FYI’s Midnight Feast.