Planning to ring in 2023 with a cocktail (or mocktail)? As the holiday seasoncomes to a close, Dry January approaches and revelers plan their New Year’sEve drink menus, Yahoo Life chatted with celebrities about what they orderwhen they head out for happy hour.
For the sober crowd, stars like Jennifer Garner and Drew Barrymore were quickto share their favorite non-alcoholic options — drinks that still make themfeel festive, sans booze. But for those who choose to imbibe, there’s onespirit that seems to get many in the mood to celebrate: tequila.
From mulled wine to margaritas, here’s what’s in the cocktail glasses of starslike Ayesha Curry and Andy Cohen.
Keke Palmer
For Keke Palmer, there’s nothing better than a tequila and tonic. (Photos:Getty)
Nope actress Keke Palmer would pass on the gin and tonic, opting for a twiston the classic cocktail.
“I’m not a big fan of gin,” she says. “Obviously, you know, gin and tonic isthe most popular gag, but for me, I would say it’s a tequila tonic. And thereason why is because I don’t want all the sugar, love. Back in the day, Iused to love an amaretto sour … these days, I want something that’s gone getthe job done, honey, and move it on.”
Joe Montana
Joe Montana is a fan of Japanese whiskey. (Phots: Getty/Unsplash)
For football legend Joe Montana, the best cocktail is one found close to home.”We have a little place down in Southern California close to Nobu and theymake a Nobu Sidecar and [my wife] talked him into teaching her how to make theNobu Sidecar with the Japanese whiskey,” says Montana. “It’s pretty exciting.”
But his love of local beverages doesn’t stop there. “There’s also a restaurantup in the wine country in Saint Helena called back Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchenthat used to serve what they called a ‘Tajin-tini.’ They tried to take it offthe menu and every time we went there we would order it anyway,” he says. “Sothey put it back on the menu. It’s a little bit different with a littlecayenne pepper on the rim. It’s pretty good.”
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Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner says she keeps her evenings at home alcohol-free these days.(Photos: Getty)
“I love sparkling water with blueberry juice,” Jennifer Garner tells YahooLife. “That is my end-of-day drink because I’ve really realized I don’t need aglass of wine. I don’t, and I think during the pandemic we just kind of gotused to having a glass of wine to tell us the day is over and we made it.”
“I kind of switched to wine being a once-a-week thing,” she continues, “andsparkling water with blueberry is delicious.”
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore’s favorite drink? A non-alcoholic spicy margarita. (Photos:Getty/Unsplash)
Drew Barrymore may have given up drinking, but that doesn’t mean she can’tappreciate a well-flavored margarita. “I love a spicy margarita,” she says. “Idon’t like it sweet, so I have to order it with no alcohol, no sugar, superhot with jalapeños.”
“I’m really into throwing Tabasco in, and a lot of lemons, limes, citrus andburnt Himalayan smokey salt or Tajin or sea salt on the top,” she adds. “And Ithink people love when I order it, they don’t think I’m high-maintenance atall.”
Ayesha Curry
Mulled wine is a winter must-have for Ayesha Curry. (Photos: Getty)
Winter temperatures cause Ayesha Curry to bring out one of her favoritecocktails. “I have been loving mulled wine,” she says. “I think because it’sreally chilly here … the warmth of a good mulled wine, I think, has beenhitting the spot for me.”
But when she’s not drinking alcohol, there’s another go-to for Curry. “I loveanything with elderflower,” she says. “There’s this elderflower carbonatedwater that I love to mix with just a little bit of lime, some ice and a coupledashes of bitters, you feel like you’re having an actual cocktail.”
Angus Cloud
Angus Cloud says he’s a margarita fan. (Photos: Getty)
“Probably, if I’m drinking a cocktail, it’s something like a margarita — notfrozen, on the rocks,” says the Euphoria rigid.
“I’ve never had the Slurpee margarita,” he says of frozen versions of thedrink. “I think I’ve seen people drink it, but I like the classic. I don’tlike them real salty, so maybe I should try a sugar rim, it sounds alright.”
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen is a Fresca and tequila guy. (Photos: Getty)
Andy Cohen has been drinking his favorite cocktail on the air for quite sometime. “If you know anything about me, you know I’ve been drinking Fresca andtequila together forever,” he says. “I’ve been calling it a Fres-quila. As faras I’m concerned, I invented this drink.”
“It not only tastes really great, but for those of us who love to celebratebut are looking at what we’re drinking … it’s two totally different planetscompared to the sugar you’re gonna get in a margarita,” he continues.
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