7 New Year's Eve Cocktails: Recipes for a Celebration

Planning cocktails for New Year's Eve? Choose bubbles with a French 75 or Negroni Sbagliato, coffee with an Espresso Martini, or a savoury Dirty Martini. These seven recipes are our house versions; each makes one drink. Measures are in centilitres: 1 cl equals 10 ml.

French 75

Ingredients:

• 3 cl gin
• 1.5 cl fresh lemon juice
• 1.5 cl simple syrup
• Champagne to top
• Lemon twist for garnish

Method

1. Combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a shaker with ice.

2. Shake well and strain into a chilled champagne flute.

3. Top with champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.

Negroni Sbagliato

Ingredients:

• 3 cl Campari
• 3 cl sweet vermouth
• 3 cl Prosecco
• Orange slice for garnish

Method

1. Fill a glass with ice and add Campari and sweet vermouth.

2. Stir gently, then top with Prosecco.

3. Garnish with an orange slice.

Champagne Cocktail

This is our simple Champagne Cocktail without cognac.

Ingredients:

• 1 sugar cube
• 3–5 dashes Angostura bitters
• Champagne to top
• Lemon twist for garnish

Method

1. Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a chilled champagne flute.
2. Add 3–5 dashes of Angostura bitters to soak the sugar cube.
3. Top with chilled champagne, pouring slowly to preserve the bubbles.
4. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve immediately.

Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

• 4 cl vodka
• 2 cl coffee liqueur
• 1 cl sugar syrup
• 5 cl fresh espresso
• Coffee beans for garnish

Method

1. Combine vodka, coffee liqueur, sugar syrup and espresso in a shaker with ice.

2. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass.

3. Garnish with coffee beans.

Rosemary Gin Fizz

Ingredients:

• 5 cl gin
• 3 cl fresh lemon juice
• 2 cl rosemary simple syrup
• Soda water to top
• Rosemary sprig for garnish

Method

1. Combine gin, lemon juice, and rosemary simple syrup in a shaker with ice.

2. Shake well and strain into a glass filled with ice.

3. Top with soda water and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

Smoky Margarita

Ingredients:

• 5 cl mezcal
• 2 cl fresh lime juice
• 1.5 cl agave syrup (or sugar syrup)
• Lime wheel and salt rim for garnish

Method

1. Rim a glass with salt and fill with ice.

2. In a shaker, combine mezcal, lime juice, and agave/sugar syrup with ice.

3. Shake well and strain into the prepared glass.

4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Dirty Martini

Ingredients:

• 6 cl gin
• 1 cl dry vermouth
• 1 cl olive brine
• Olive for garnish

Method

1. Combine gin, vermouth, and olive brine in a mixing glass with ice.

2. Stir until well chilled and strain into a chilled martini glass.

3. Garnish with an olive.

Prepare for the evening

Choose two or three recipes to keep the bar manageable. Have clean glasses, plenty of ice, a jigger and a shaker ready. Chill sparkling wine and add it at serving time; never shake it with the other ingredients. For the Rosemary Gin Fizz, use a ready-made rosemary sugar syrup or prepare your preferred syrup ahead of time.

For more detail, read our Negroni Sbagliato recipe and Espresso Martini guide. Explore cocktail-inspired clothing and accessories in the cocktail collection.