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These Easy New Year’s Cocktails are all simple but elegant winter cocktail recipes that are perfect for a New Year’s Eve party. Choose your favorite New Year’s cocktail from the list below and make a few at a time, or serve them in a large pitcher for a big party.
For some other elegant cocktails that would be great for celebrating New Year’s, try one of these Prosecco Cocktails or these Cranberry Cocktails.
Tips For The Beginner Bartender
- Shake the cocktail shaker well. If the recipe calls for using a cocktail shaker, make sure to shake the cocktail well for at least 20 to 30 seconds before straining. This helps chill the drink and infuse the flavors properly. If the cocktail is supposed to have a foamy head (like an espresso martini), shaking also helps create the foam layer.
- Use large ice cubes. To elevate the look of your drink, you can make large ice cubes using special ice cube molds, such as these large sphere ice cube molds.
- Add some garnish. Every cocktail needs a bit of garnish. Some ideas include making an orange peel or lemon peel twist, using a peeler. You could also add some fresh fruit or maraschino cherries on a cocktail pick. Dehydrated fruit slices for winter cocktails or some edible flowers for summer cocktails are some more easy ideas for garnish.
- Use the right cocktail glass. It’s not always essential to use the right cocktail glass, but sometimes it does help. Mojitos are served in highball cocktail glasses and espresso martinis are served in coupe glasses or martini glasses, for example. Hurricane glasses are great for frozen cocktails and of course, classic margarita glasses are perfect for margaritas. However, when in doubt, low ball cocktail glasses work for most recipes.
- Use a jigger. A jigger is a helpful bartender tool to properly measure the ingredients for your cocktail. However, if you don’t have one, you can use regular measuring spoons. 1 oz is the equivalent of 2 tablespoons.
- Use store bought syrup. Cocktail recipes often use flavored syrup. Making your own at home is not hard (even for beginners), but if you find this too daunting or time consuming, you can generally find whatever flavor of syrup you need pre-made in a bottle. You can buy classic simple syrup for example, but you can also find all sorts of flavors, such as this strawberry simple syrup, this watermelon simple syrup and this caramel simple syrup.
Easy New Year’s Eve Cocktails
This Rose Syrup French 75 is a festive variation of the classic French 75 cocktail. It is made with Empress gin for the purplish color and rose syrup for floral flavor, along with gin, lemon juice and simple syrup topped with bubbly. This is easy cocktail that‘s great for celebrations — like New Year‘s Eve!
This Earl Grey Gin Cocktail is a delicious spin on afternoon tea. Earl Grey tea and lemon are always a great pairing, and this simple, classic sour with Earl Grey tea-infused gin, lemon juice and floral bitters make a classy cocktail for a New Year’s Eve party.
This easy New Year’s Eve Winter White Cranberry Cosmo is made using just four ingredients and is the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors. This white cosmo will be a hit at your next holiday party!
Gin, lemon juice, orange juice & honey simple syrup combine in this delicious Bee’s Knees cocktail. Served straight up in a martini glass for an elegant, easy to make New Year’s cocktail that is sure to impress.
This rosemary gimlet puts a slight spin on the classic drink. Made with the regular gimlet ingredients: gin and lime juice, with the addition of rosemary simple syrup. This is a super easy drink to make. Add some fresh rosemary as garnish and it’s ready to go for any holiday parties.
This Cranberry Mimosa (also called a Poinsettia Cocktail), is an easy to make, classy New Year’s cocktail that is great for a crowd of people. All you need is cranberries, sugar, water and champagne (or Prosecco).
The New York Sour is an upgrade from a classic whiskey sour and this one’s made with a festive fall twist featuring bourbon whiskey, cranberry-infused red wine, lemon juice and aquafaba instead of egg white, which yields a gorgeous frothy head. It’s a delicious drink to make for special occasions — like New Year’s Eve!
This Pomegranate Campari Spritz is an easy to make winter cocktail that is great for any New Years celebrations. If you love pomegranate and Campari — this is the cocktail for you!
It’s peak grapefruit season right now (December to April) so let’s make a delicious Grapefruit Cocktail with some fresh grapefruit juice! These grapefruit rum cocktails are such an easy recipe since all you need is; a grapefruit, lime juice, white rum and club soda.
This pomegranate champagne cocktail is super easy to make and calls for just 3 simple ingredients. This bubbly cocktail is perfect for any New Years celebrations and is sure to be a hit with everyone.
This New Year‘s Eve White Cosmopolitan cocktail is an easy to make twist on a classic cosmopolitan. They are topped with cranberries for an extra festive drink that is fit for a party.
This Lemon Curd Cocktail is a creamy and delicious drink made with homemade lemon curd, vanilla vodka, and fresh lemon juice. It's easy to pull together using either homemade or store-bought lemon curd. If you like lemons, this is the New Year’s cocktail for you!
This Blood Orange Thyme Moscow Mule is the perfect New Year’s Eve cocktail to ring in the new year. It is made with blood oranges and fresh thyme instead of limes and mint to give this cocktail a tangy, refreshing flavor!
Bubbly, sweet and tart — This easy cranberry moscato wine punch is perfect for New Year’s parties. It takes just 3 ingredients and is super easy to scale up or down depending on the size of your gathering.
The French Kiss Cocktail is a fruity fusion of champagne, vodka, and raspberries. It’s easy to mix in minutes and the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion, like New Year’s Eve!
A Hugo Spritz is a classic Italian cocktail that is the perfect aperitif for a New Year’s Eve party. Try this cranberry version for a festive twist on a delicious classic.
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