New Year's Eve cocktails for a festive, sparkling, champagne-filled evening
As 2024 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the year, pop the champagne and raise a glass to ring in the New Year with a festive toast!
From traditional French Champagne with toasty notes, to luscious, citrus-forward California sparkling wines or bright and slightly sweeter Italian prosecco, any effervescent golden bubbles are a delightful addition to New Year's Eve festivities.
New Year's champagne cocktails to make before midnight
For hosts who want to go beyond the bottle of brut served in a simple flute, check out these cocktail recipes below to jazz up the signature fizzy quality of a great sparkler, with a touch of festive flavors and garnishes.
Juliette et Champagne
Inspired by the French expression, avoir la Pêche, which translates to "have the peach," this two-ingredient sipper is a simple and elegant way to jazz up a regular glass of champagne.
Ingredients
1oz Juliette Liqueur
3-5 oz of chilled champagne
Directions
In a chilled coupe glass, pour the peach liqueur first, followed by the champagne. Serve and enjoy!
New Year's Kiss
Jane Danger, national mixologist for Pernod Ricard, created this martini-like cocktail that combines Italian gin with sparkling rosé for the perfect celebratory sip.
Ingredients
1 part Malfy Arancia, or favorite citrus-forward gin, chilled
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
4 parts Mumm Sparkling Brut Rosé
Garnish: Cracked cinnamon stick, Meyer lemon wheel
Directions
Chill coupe glasses and sparkling brut rosé.
Once chilled, build the cocktail directly in the glass.
Add 1 ounce of gin, two dashes of bitters and top with 4 ounces of sparkling wine.
Finish with garnishes, serve and enjoy responsibly!
Sprezzatura Sparkling Cocktail
Sam Johnson, bartender of the famed New York City cocktail hotspot Death & Co, created this refreshing sparkling cocktail that delivers a fruity, floral and sweet taste.
Ingredients
3 parts G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon
1 part Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato
1 part Watermelon Syrup
.75 part fresh lemon juice
Directions
Measure all ingredients except the champagne into a shaking tin.
Add ice and shake briefly and vigorously.
Strain into a cold-footed pilsner glass with Kold-Draft ice. Top with champagne and garnish with a fresh mint bouquet.
Rosemary Pear Sparkler
Brunch and the Beach blogger Lindsay Castner shared this simple herbaceous sparkling cocktail with "GMA" to toast the holidays.
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup honey
1 sprig rosemary
2 pears pureed
Champagne or prosecco
Directions
Start by bringing water and honey to a boil.
Remove from heat and add rosemary sprig.
Let seep for 2 hours. Remove rosemary sprig and chill in refrigerator.
Add 1 ounce of syrup and 1 ounce of pear puree to a champagne glass.
Top off with champagne or prosecco and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Check out eight other holiday cocktail recipes from her blog here and more on her Instagram here.
This story has been updated since it was first published in December 2023.
