6 New Year’s Eve Cocktails to Toast the Countdown in Style

A curated collection of sparkling, elegant New Year’s Eve cocktails for your midnight celebration.

As the year winds to a close and the night begins its slow shimmer toward midnight, there’s nothing we love more than crafting cocktails that feel as beautiful and celebratory as the moment itself. These New Year’s Eve cocktails are bright, bubbly, jewel-toned, and winter-fruited, designed to match the energy of the evening, whether you’re hosting friends or sharing a quiet countdown at home.

From citrus spritzes and botanical gin fizzes to sparkling champagne cocktails and winter-spiced riffs, each drink here is handcrafted to carry you from the first pour all the way to the moment the ball drops. Several of them top beautifully with Prosecco, making them ideal for long celebrations, festive gatherings, or an elegant night in.

If you’re hosting, batch anything without bubbles ahead of time and top each glass just before serving. It keeps everything cold, fresh, and effortlessly chic.

Raise a glass to endings, beginnings, and the magic in between.

Jump to a New Year's Eve Cocktail

→ Blackberry Royale

→ Blood Orange Sparkle Spritz

→ Pear & Cranberry Spritz

→ Sparkling Rosemary Vodka Spritz

→ Spiced Pear French Blonde

→ Blushed Gin Fizz

Blackberry Royale

A sparkling champagne cocktail with fresh blackberries. Bright, lightly sweet, and elegant for any celebration.

Ingredients

• ¾ oz blackberry liqueur (like Chambord or Giffard Mûre)

• 6 oz chilled sparkling wine or Champagne

• Optional: ¾ oz fresh lemon juice

• Garnish: blackberry

Instructions

1. Add blackberry liqueur to a chilled Champagne flute.

2. Add lemon juice if using.

3. Top slowly with sparkling wine.

4. Garnish with a blackberry.

Notes from the Bar

• Prosecco for juicy + fruity, Champagne for crisp + dry.

• A single blackberry or lemon twist instantly elevates the look.

Batch for 63 oz blackberry liqueur + 1 bottle Champagne. Pour to order.

Blood Orange Sparkle Spritz

A bright, sparkling cocktail that brings together blood orange, Aperol, and spiced hibiscus syrup with a splash of Prosecco. Floral, citrusy, warm, and perfectly balanced.

Ingredients

• 1½ oz Aperol

• 1 oz fresh blood orange juice

• ½ oz spiced hibiscus syrup (see below)

• 1–2 oz Prosecco

• Optional: 1 oz sparkling water

• Optional: edible glitter

• Garnish: blood orange slice

Instructions

1. Fill a small stemless wine glass with crushed ice.

2. Add Aperol, blood orange juice, and syrup.

3. Top with 1–2 oz Prosecco and sparkling water if desired.

4. Garnish with a blood orange wheel.

Spiced Hibiscus Syrup

• 2 cups water

• 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers

• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger

• 2 cinnamon sticks

• 2 orange peels

• 1 cup sugar (or equal to the amount of brewed tea)

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, combine water, hibiscus flowers, ginger, cinnamon sticks, and orange peels.

2. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook for 3–4 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes.

4. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, pressing gently to extract the liquid (you should have about 1 cup).

5. Return the liquid to the saucepan and add sugar, stirring over low heat until fully dissolved.

6. Cool to room temperature, then transfer to a jar or bottle and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

Notes from the Bar

• Less Prosecco keeps it light and balanced.

• Hibiscus syrup adds winter warmth (simple syrup works in warmer seasons).

• Add edible glitter for an extra New Year’s Eve shimmer.

• Substitute regular orange juice when blood oranges aren't in season.

Pear & Cranberry Spritz

A light, blush-pink spritz made with pear nectar, cranberry, vodka, and Prosecco — crisp, festive, and beautifully refreshing.

Ingredients

• 1½ oz vodka

• 1½ oz pear nectar

• ½ oz cranberry juice

• ½ oz fresh lemon juice

• 3–4 oz Prosecco

• Garnish: cranberries or rosemary

Instructions

1. Add vodka, pear nectar, cranberry juice, and lemon juice to a glass with ice.

2. Stir gently.

3. Top with Prosecco.

4. Garnish with a cranberry pick and optional rosemary sprig.

Notes from the Bar

• Pear nectar (not juice) creates a silky texture.

• Brut Prosecco keeps it bright.

• Serve over crushed ice for a soft, elegant melt.

• Easy NA version: non-alcoholic bubbles + no vodka.

Rosemary Vodka Spritz

Light, bright, and delightfully herbaceous, this spritz blends refreshing citrus with a cozy rosemary finish. A perfect welcome drink for holiday gatherings.

Rosemary Simple Syrup

• ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup water

• 3 rosemary sprigs

Instructions

Simmer 5 minutes, cool, strain, refrigerate.

Rosemary Vodka Spritz

Ingredients

• 1½ oz vodka

• ½ oz rosemary syrup

• ½ oz lemon juice

• 1–2 oz Prosecco

• 1–2 oz sparkling water

• Garnish: lemon twist, rosemary, cranberries

Instructions

1. Fill a glass with ice.

2. Add vodka, rosemary syrup, and lemon juice.

3. Top with Prosecco + sparkling water.

4. Garnish with rosemary and citrus.

Notes from the Bar

• Smack the rosemary before garnishing — instant aromatherapy.

• Crisp sparkling water for lightness; Prosecco for celebration.

• Perfect first drink of the night.

Batch for 6

9 oz vodka + 3 oz rosemary syrup + 3 oz lemon juice. Top with bubbles at serving.

Spiced Pear French Blonde

A festive twist on the classic French Blonde, pairing juicy pear, botanical gin, winter spice, and bright citrus. Elegant, slightly sweet, and sparkling.

Ingredients

• 1½ oz gin

• 1 oz pear nectar

• ¾ oz St-Germain

• ½ oz lemon juice

• 1 dash Angostura bitters

• 2 oz sparkling wine

• Garnish: pear slice

Instructions

1. Shake gin, pear nectar, St-Germain, lemon, and bitters with ice.

2. Strain into a chilled coupe.

3. Top with sparkling wine.

4. Garnish with pear.

Notes from the Bar

• Use pear nectar, not juice, for depth.

• Champagne creates a toasty finish; Prosecco keeps it lively.

• Floral gins pair beautifully with elderflower.

Batch for 6

• 9 oz gin

• 6 oz pear nectar

• 4½ oz St-Germain

• 3 oz lemon juice

• 6 dashes bitters

• Top each glass with sparkling wine.

Blushed Gin Fizz

A velvety twist on a classic fizz with rosewater, strawberry, citrus, and a dreamy foam dome.

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin

• 1 oz strawberry shrub

• ½ oz lemon juice½ oz lime juice

• ¾ oz heavy cream

• 1 egg white

• 4 drops food-grade rosewater

• 4 drops saline

• 1 oz soda water (in bottom of glass)

• Garnish: mint

Instructions

1. Shake all ingredients except soda with ice.

2. Discard ice and dry shake.

3. Add soda to glass.

4. Double strain cocktail over the soda.

5. Freeze 5–10 minutes to set the foam.

6. Add a splash of soda through a hole in the foam dome.

7. Garnish with mint.

Notes from the Bar

• The dome comes from the dry shake + soda-under-pour technique.

• Heavy cream + egg white = velvety but light.

• Use only food-grade rosewater (Cortas is great).

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