What are you doing for New Year’s Eve? Make your beverage selection easy by choosing your cocktail and/or mocktail inspiration from this list of New Year’s Eve Drinks.
Can y’all believe that New Year’s Eve is TOMORROW?!
I certainly can’t.
And in preparation for ringing in the new year, I wanted to offer some New Years drinks—unique cocktails (and non-alcoholic mocktails)—for you and guests to enjoy, should you feel like imbibing something special.
While I think the vast majority of the drink recipes listed below would be fabulous for a crowd, they can also be made for a 1- or 2-person celebration, too.
I’ve also included nonalcoholic mocktails, as well as cocktails, so that we can mix a drink for anyone! (Because kids like fancy drinks, too, and why the heck should we not make them a fancy-feeling one to celebrate New Year’s Eve?)
Why I love these New Years drinks:
You can find a little something for everyone on this list, and it contains some of my favorite New Year’s Eve drinks.
I’ve broken the drink recipes into the following categories:
Warm Drinks
Bubbly Drinks
Other New Years Cocktails that are perfect for a wintertime gathering
Why? To help you decide what kind of New Year’s Eve drinks you want to serve!
Not sure if this list has what you’re looking for? Go peruse my Drink Recipe Index for inspiration!
Hot Drinks
If you're looking for a comforting and warm sipper to enjoy this New Year's Eve, you'll find 'em here. We've got a mix of alcoholic and nonalcoholic, so adults and kids will both rejoice at this list!
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Pomegranate Hot Buttered Rum
Curl up with a mug of Pomegranate Hot Buttered Rum, a twist on traditional hot buttered rum. Perfect for a crowd or individual, this recipe is the ultimate cozy drink.
Slightly sweet and crisp apple cider swirled with salted caramel and bourbon is comforting, delicious and perfectly seasonal for the fall and winter months.
Change up your hot cocoa game by adding vanilla sugar to a homemade cocoa mix for elevated flavors! This easy to make Gourmet Hot Chocolate is perfect for a crowd and for sipping on a cold night.
Spiced Apple Cider is the perfect warm drink for a chilly evening! A combination of apple juice, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and a little brown sugar simmer together over low heat until it turns into this seasonal favorite. This cider is also tasty with a splash of rum or bourbon.
If you're looking for something with bubbles, we've got 'em listed here! Including both alcoholic (hello, champagne and prosecco!) and nonalcoholic drinks, we've got a mixture of adult- and kid-friendly drink recipes below.
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Framboise Champagne Cocktail
Pop the bubbly and mix up a delightful Framboise Champagne Cocktail! This twist on classic beer cocktail features two ingredients: Lindeman's Framboise Lambic and champagne.
Fresh cranberries, maple syrup, white grape juice and club soda make this delightful Cranberry Sparkler Mocktail into a New Year's Eve (or any other kind of celebration) drink! This alcohol-free drink is perfect for kids, expectant mamas and anyone who doesn't drink alcohol.
Ring in the new year by serving seasonal Cranberry Bellinis! Made with three simple ingredients—unsweetened cranberry juice, simple syrup and prosecco—this festive mixed drink is the perfect sparkling beverage to sip at a wintertime celebration.
This slightly sweet, yet delightfully tart Sparkling Grapefruit Sangria uses seasonal fruit and is perfect for sharing. When you serve the sangria, top the glasses off with sparkling lemonade for some added bubbles!
Four-ingredient Pomegranate Ginger Orange Sparkling Mocktails are a fun, delicious sipper for all and super easy to make, calling for just four ingredients!
The Pomegranate French 75 makes a perfect celebratory cocktail to sip while ringing in the new year! A twist on a classic French 75, this recipe calls for prosecco or champagne, gin, lime juice and Pomegranate Italian Soda.
Serve up a Sparkling Ginger Cranberry Mocktail this New Year's Eve! This sparkling mocktail, which features tart unsweetened cranberry juice and spicy ginger beer, is a flavorful mixed drink to serve to individuals or a crowd. Add orange juice or apple juice to mellow the flavors for children.
Winter sangria, chock full of orange and cranberry goodness, is combined with a favorite bottle of bubbly to create this cocktail. Spicy and not too sweet, Winter Sparkling Champagne Sangria is a perfect cold weather mixed drink that's perfect for sharing!
If the hot drinks and the bubbly drinks above aren't your jam, perhaps one of the following will excite your tastebuds!
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Cranberry Mule
The Cranberry Mule is a fun take on the more traditional Moscow Mule. Perfect as a holiday cocktail, this drink calls for cranberry, ginger beer and spiced rum, then is topped with sugared cranberries as garnish.
Slightly tart and sweet with a hint of cinnamon, Citrus Cranberry Sangria is perfect for the holidays because of its flavor and because it can be made in a big batch! Calling for just a few simple ingredients, this white wine sangria is easy to make in advance for any type of gathering.
A seasonal twist on the classic whiskey cocktail, the Toasted Pecan Old Fashioned is a perfect cocktail for a chilly winter night. Toasted pecans soak in whiskey for days before the infused alcohol is poured atop a sugar and bitter mixture to make an Old Fashioned.
Looking for a unique bourbon drink to enjoy during Thanksgiving, Christmas and other winter holidays? This slightly sweet Blizzard Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail is perfect for the chilly winter months.
Erin Parker is a Southern gal living in Texas with her husband and two daughters. She started The Speckled Palate to share what she was cooking as a newlywed… and over the years, it’s evolved to capture her love for hosting. Specifically, the EASIEST, lowest key entertaining because everyone deserves to see their people and connect over good food. Learn more about her…
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2 Comments
This is such a great round up! I need to try that cranberry mule! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is such a great round up! I need to try that cranberry mule! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks so much, Lindsey! You should definitely try it — it’s delicious!