Top 10 New Year's Eve Cocktails to Ring in the New Year
As the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, it's time to raise a glass and celebrate with a festive cocktail. Whether you're hosting a party or heading out on the town, these 10 delicious and easy-to-make cocktails will help you ring in the new year in style.
1. Classic Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Champagne, to top
Instructions:
1. Place the sugar cube in a champagne flute.
2. Add the bitters and a splash of champagne.
3. Top with champagne and stir gently.
2. French 75
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce gin
- ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 5 ounces Champagne
Instructions:
1. Combine the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake until chilled.
3. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Champagne.
3. Moscow Mule
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces vodka
- ½ ounce lime juice
- 4 ounces ginger beer
- Lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Combine the vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer in a copper mug filled with ice.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge.
4. Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces bourbon whiskey
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Orange peel, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Place the sugar cube in a rocks glass and add the bitters.
2. Muddle the sugar and bitters with a splash of water.
3. Add the bourbon and ice.
4. Stir until chilled.
5. Garnish with an orange peel.
5. Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces rye whiskey
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Maraschino cherry, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Combine the rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angostura bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice.
2. Stir until chilled.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
6. Negroni
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce gin
- 1 ounce Campari
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth
- Orange peel, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Combine the gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth in a rocks glass filled with ice.
2. Stir until chilled.
3. Garnish with an orange peel.
7. White Russian
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce vodka
- 1 ounce coffee liqueur
- 1 ounce heavy cream
Instructions:
1. Combine the vodka, coffee liqueur, and heavy cream in a rocks glass filled with ice.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Top with a sprinkle of nutmeg, if desired.
8. Cosmo-politan
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce Cointreau
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- Lime wedge, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Combine the vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake until chilled.
3. Strain into a martini glass.
4. Garnish with a lime wedge.
9. Mojito
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces white rum
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 10 mint leaves
- Soda water, to top
Instructions:
1. Combine the rum, lime wedges, sugar, and mint leaves in a glass.
2. Muddle the ingredients together.
3. Add soda water and stir to combine.
4. Garnish with a lime wedge and a mint sprig.
10. Mai Tai
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce light rum
- 1 ounce dark rum
- ½ ounce orange curaçao
- ½ ounce orgeat syrup
- ½ ounce lime juice
- Pineapple wedge, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Combine the light rum, dark rum, orange curaçao, orgeat syrup, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake until chilled.
3. Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.
4. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a cherry.