New Year's Eve Cocktail Recipes

Midnight Hour

Ingredients:

new year's eve cocktail recipe
(Photo and recipe courtesy of Zacapa Rum.)

1.5 oz Zacapa No.23 Rum

.5 oz Fino Sherry

1 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Simple Syrup

1 Dash Amaro

Top with Champagne

 

Directions:

Shake and double strain into a coupe glass. Top with champagne of choice. Flavor blast with citrus smoke and serve.

 

Navidad in Antigua

Serves 8

new year's eve cocktail
(Recipe and photo courtesy of Zacapa Rum.)

Ingredients:

1.5 cups of Zacapa No.23 Rum

.25 cups of Orange Liqueur

.25 cups of Cranberry Maple Syrup*

2 cups of Sparkling Wine

1 pinch Grated Nutmeg

Garnish: Cranberries and Rosemary Sprigs

 

Cranberry Maple Syrup:

.25 Cup Whole Canned Cranberries

2 oz Lemon juice

2 oz Filtered Water

4 tablespoons Brown Sugar

2 oz Maple Syrup

1 Dash Cinnamon

 

Directions:

For the cranberry maple syrup, place whole canned cranberries, water, fresh lemon juice, cinnamon, brown sugar, and maple syrup into a jar with a lid. Shake until mixed. Let sit overnight in fridge. For the punch, combine Zacapa No. 23, orange liqueur, and cranberry maple syrup into a punch bowl or pitcher and stir with a whisk until fully incorporated. Add a large frozen block of ice to the punch. Just before serving, add the 2 cups of sparkling wine to the bowl. Garnish with rosemary sprig, cranberries, and a pinch of nutmeg.

 

High Roller Margarita

new year's eve cocktail recipe

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz Tequila Cazadores Extra Añejo

¾ oz Grand Marnier

¾ oz agave nectar

3 wedges lime

3 wedges lemon

1 wedge orange

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker muddle limes, lemons and orange. Add the rest of the ingredients with ice, shake and serve up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with lime and orange peel.

 

Balsamic Fig Fizz

new year's eve cocktail recipe
(Recipe & image courtesy of The Glenlivet.)

Ingredients:

1 part The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve infused with rosemary*

3 parts G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Brut Champagne

½ part balsamic vinegar

¾ parts fig jam syrup**

Directions:

For the rosemary infusion, fill a mason jar with four, three-inch long sprigs of rosemary. Top with 12 ounces (roughly half a bottle) of The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve. Let rest overnight.

For the fig jam syrup, mix equal parts hot/boiling water to jam, jelly or preserve. Mix or blend and strain.

For the cocktail, build in a royale glass. Garnish with a snowy tree (a sprig of rosemary dusted with powdered sugar).

 

Gold Wishes

new year's eve
(Photo & Recipe courtesy of Bacanora Kilinga)

Ingredients:

1 oz Bacanora Kilinga Blanco

1 ½ oz Peach Nectar

2 tbsp Peach Schnapps

Top with Prosecco

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, add all the ingredients. Add ice to shaker and shake vigorously. Then pour the mixture into a highball glass with ice, top with prosecco, and decorate with edible gold and a slice of peach.

 

Jaisalmer Champagne Cocktail

new year's eve cocktail recipe
(Recipe & image courtesy of Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin)

Ingredients:

1 oz Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin

.25 oz Dry Vermouth

.25 oz Simple syrup

3 oz Champagne 

Small mint sprig

Directions:

Combine Jaisalmer and Dry Vermouth in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until proper chill and dilution occur. Pour mixture into a flute and top with oz of champagne. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig. Add a few drops of simple syrup and/or bitters to taste.

 

Hot Buttered Rum

Ingredients:

1oz Appleton 8yr

new year's eve cocktail recipe
Photo courtesy of Union Square Hospitality Group. Recipe courtesy of Nicholas Bennett, Beverage Director, Porchlight, NYC.

.5oz Cruzan Black Strap

.25oz Becherovka Czech Liqueur

.25oz Creme de Cacao

1 Pat of Spiced Butter Batter

4oz. Boiling Hot water

 

Spiced Butter Batter

1lb Plugra Unsalted Butter (or Kerrygold Pure Irish Unsalted Butter)

1lb Light Brown Sugar

2 tbsp. Mace

1 tbsp. Cinnamon

2 tsp. Allspice

12 Whole Cloves (ground)

1 Whole Star Anise (ground)

1 tsp. Salt

Directions:

For the spiced butter batter, allow the butter time to soften then cut it into small cubes. In the VitaMix or Robot Coupe mix all the sugar, spices, and butter until a batter is formed. Pour onto a sheet of plastic wrap and roll out into a log and place in the freezer. Allow it to harden then cut it into 15-17 gram patties. A little more generous than one tbsp of butter.

For the cocktail, in a mug, add the spirits, butter patty, and boiling water. Keep stirring until the butter has melted. Garnish with a grating of fresh nutmeg and enjoy.

 

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