When you long for a cocktail but your health goals say no, these drinks are the answer

You have been so good, skipping the wine, whiskey, and beer for the health of your skin, bowels, sleep pattern, and pant size. But it’s a party — or an event you want to celebrate. You want a drink. But you want it to be as healthy as possible.

Here are five cocktails that deliver health benefits along with a slight punch of booze.

All things in moderation, right? These are drinks with moderation added.

Kombucha Cocktail

• 1 ounce of whiskey
• 3 ounces lemon ginger kombucha (or whatever you have_
• 2 ounces of soda water

This is a delicious drink that is loaded with probiotics to aid digestion.

Feel free to use vodka or gin instead of whiskey. And have fun matching your favorite kombucha flavor with the liquor that best compliments it.

Grapefruit Fizzy

• A short shot of Absolute Grapefruit Vodka
• A long pour of sparkling water
• A squeeze of fresh grapefruit juice

Pour this into a tall glass so you are mostly hydrating and getting a boost of delicious vitamin C from the grapefruit juice.

Whiskey & soda with bitters

• A light pour of whiskey
• A heavy pour of sparkling water
• A few drops of cardamom bitters.

The cardamom bitters evoke the taste of cola with none of the sugar. This drink has more body than you would expect from a beverage with no sugar, no sodas, and nothing that’s terrible for you.

Moment spritzer

• Two ounces of white wine
• A long pour of Moment sparkling plum ginseng
• Fruit for garnish and snacking

Moment is an adaptogen-rich soda that claims to let you “drink your meditation.” The plum ginseng is loaded with L-theanine and Ashwagandha, as well as ginseng. But it has no sugar, calories, or caffeine.

This beverage will be light on the alcohol but still very relaxing.

Rose Spritzer

• A light pour of sparkling rose
• A long pour of sparkling water
• A handful of fresh raspberries

Slightly muddle a few of the raspberries in the bottom of your glass. Then add the rose and sparkling water and toss in the rest of the raspberries. This is a beautiful drink that’s light on alcohol and sugar but lovely and delicious.