Cocktail options to ring in the new year
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Whether you want something extravagant or don’t want to lift a finger, here are some cocktail options you and your guests will love as you celebrate 2023!
A little bit fancy
Want to ring in the new year with style? Here are some shimmery top-shelf picks for revellers to ring in the new year, with a range of delicious options bound to light up festive parties and kick off any kind of New Year’s celebrations.
700ml Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru (RRP$76) | Kick off a new year with this top tier selection. The small-batch gin celebrates the most vibrant and aromatic citrus from Spain. distillation to ensure the each-and-every bottle is of quality.
Cocktail suggestion: Premier Cru French 75
Ingredients:
35 ml Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Murcian Lemon
75 ml Brut Champagne
15 ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 ½ tsp Sugar Syrup
Edible Flowers
Directions:
Add fresh lemon and sugar to a shaker and stir to dissolve
Add Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru and fill with cubed ice
Shake well and then strain into your champagne flute
Top with chilled Brut Champagne
750ml GREY GOOSE Vodka (RRP$67.95) | Ring the new year right with this extraordinary vodka, the result of an absolute determination to create a French vodka unlike any others, made from the best ingredients from France, soft winter wheat and Gensac spring water.
Cocktail suggestion: Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
50 ml GREY GOOSE Vodka
30 ml Single Origin Espresso
20 ml Coffee Liqueur
Pinch of Salt
Coffee Beans
Directions:
Add GREY GOOSE Vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur to a shaker
Shake briskly and strain into a martini cocktail glass
Give it all a gentle stir
Garnish with three coffee beans
700ml Monet VSOP (RRP$110) | Regularly awarded in professional tastings, Monnet VSOP is the Cognac that every Cognac enthusiast will enjoy. Its radiant, generous flavors taste like sunshine!
Cocktail suggestion: Spicy Jungle
Ingredients:
20ml Monnet VSOP
30ml Monnet Salamander
15ml 4-spice syrup
40ml fresh orange juice
40ml fresh pineapple juice
Method:
In a shaker, pour Cognac Monnet VSOP and Salamander, syrup and fresh juices.
Shake vigorously and pour into a long glass filled with ice cubes.
700ml Patrón Añejo (RRP$120.99) | Premium tequila and good cheer are important for starting your year off right. Patrón Añejo is handcrafted from the finest 100% Weber Blue Agave and is carefully distilled in small batches, then aged in a combination of French oak, Hungarian oak and used American whiskey barrels
Cocktail suggestion: Patrón Añejo Spicy Margarita
Ingredients:
45 ml Patrón Añejo Infused with Jalapeño
15 ml Flavor Puree (blood orange, mango or fresh beet)
90 ml Lime Juice
Salt Rim
Lime Wedge and Sliced Jalapeño for Garnish
Directions:
Combine all ingredients over ice in a shaker
Shake and strain into a salt rimmed double old fashioned glass
Give it all a gentle stir
Garnish with three coffee beans
Simple but sensational
If you’re after something simple, our below serves are easy to prepare and will ensure you’re the most popular person at the party.
GREY GOOSE Essences Watermelon & Basil (RRP$73.99) | Made with all-natural ingredients and carefully crafted Grey Goose Vodka, these botanically-infused spirits are available to enjoy in three unique and vibrant flavours including Watermelon and Basil.
Cocktail suggestion: Watermelon Basil Spritz
Ingredients:
50ml GREY GOOSE Essences Watermelon & Basil
150ml Soda Water
Fresh Watermelon, Fresh Basil, Lime Twist (optional)
Method:
Fill a chilled glass with cubed ice and GREY GOOSE Essences Watermelon & Basil.
Top with soda water.
Garnish with fresh watermelon, basil and a lime twist.
Bombay Bramble (RRP$64.99) | Bursting with the 100% natural flavours of freshly harvested blackberries and raspberries, marrying perfectly with a range of cocktails, Bombay Bramble is the perfect, sophisticated option this Summer.
Cocktail suggestion: Bombay Bramble & Tonic
Ingredients:
50ml Bombay Bramble
100ml premium tonic water
Lime wedges to garnish and for juice (optional)
Method:
Build over ice in a martini or wine glass
Garnish with a lime and squeeze in juice from lime wedge
500ml Monnet Cognac Salamander Liqueur (RRP$48) | A new angle on Cognac, this is a spirit which is also delicious when mixed with spices and other noble botanicals. Warm and silky with a great harmony of orange, cinnamon, vanilla and lingering notes of Cognac.
Cocktail suggestion: Salamander Mule
Ingredients:
40ml Monnet Salamander
Ginger ale
10ml vanilla syrup
20ml fresh lime juice
Method:
In a shaker, pour Cognac Monnet Salamander, syrup and lime juice and shake vigorously.
Pour into a long ice-filled glass and top up with ginger ale.
Fuss free RTDs
If you are looking for an even simpler option, canned cocktails are the absolute choice for you and are perfect whether you’re at the beach, having a picnic in the park or enjoying a BBQ at home with friends and family.
Mojito Cocktail Can 4 x 250mL (RRP$25.99) | Be transported to the Caribbean with the refreshingly tasty BACARDÍ Mojito, made with BACARDÍ Carta Blanca rum and mixed with lime, sugar and mint, it is the perfect addition to any event, just crack open and enjoy.
Mr Black Espresso Martini Can 4 x 200mL (RRP$35) | This is a silky blend of Mr Black, vodka and cold brew coffee. This cocktail tastes as good as you’d get in a top cocktail bar.
