New Year's Eve is a night for toasting.
And neither boozers nor teetotalers want to get caught empty-handed as the ball drops.
So in the spirit of the midnight cheers, we asked a couple local experts to help us find the right drinks — alcoholic and non — for the occasion.
WFPL Morning Edition Host James Bickers went to Meta, where proprietor Jeremy Johnson mixed two drinks: the Shrub Soda and the Brown Derby. And Fred Minnick, author and bourbon expert, joined them to drop some history on the affair.