Snowdrift Cocktail
A dome of soft meringue is the “snowdrift” in this festive drink.
By Amy Traverso|Oct 21 2025|
Snowdrift Cocktail
Photo Credit: Styled and photographed by Liz NeilyHere’s a holiday mocktail inspired by an “Iceberg” cocktail at a Titanic-themed dinner. The original featured champagne crowned with a dome of soft meringue. For ours, take a nonalcoholic sparkling wine, add a dollop of Swiss meringue that takes just 10 minutes to make, and call it a “Snowdrift.” For the “wine,” we highly recommend the sparkling rosé from Vermont-based Töst, which also happens to be a 2025 Yankee Food Award winner.
This recipe was originally published in “Cocktails for All” in the November/December 2025 issue of Yankee.
Yield:
8 servings
Ingredients
2 large egg whites
½ cup (60 grams) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Pinch kosher salt
48 ounces nonalcoholic sparkling rosé of your choice
Lemon zest curls, for garnish
Instructions
In a heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler, whisk together the egg whites, sugar, lemon juice, and salt until slightly foamy. Set over a medium pot of simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Whisk the mixture constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the whites reach 140°F on an instant thermometer, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat immediately and use a handheld or stand mixer to beat the meringue on medium speed until it begins to thicken, then increase speed to high and continue beating until the meringue is firm but not dry (when you lift the beater from the meringue, it should droop just a bit).
Divide the nonalcoholic sparkling rosé among eight champagne flutes. Spoon or pipe a dollop of the meringue on each, and garnish with lemon zest curls.
