A drink in your hand, scrumptious starters, and some great company looks like you are all set for the New Year’s party. New Year’s Eve is the biggest party night of the year. It is a night of merrymaking - crowds gathering to scream ‘happy new year’ drinking their way as they countdown from 10 to 1. While straight champagne is a done-to-death method of ringing in the New Year, why not look for exciting and innovative ways?

Yes, say sayonara to the previous year and hello to the New Year, in style. Special cocktails for New Year ’s Eve party is the need of the day. The New Year deserves a special toast and your cocktails should not just taste good, but also look good.

Whether you are hosting a large party or a small get-together at home, New Year cocktails will have you and your guests celebrating with smiles. Try out these eclectic cocktails for New Year’s Eve party and drink your way to a Happy New Year.

Here are the 10 best cocktail recipes for your New Year’s Eve Party.

1. Sparkling Pomegranate Punch

Some foods are imbued with good fortune and consumed on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck in the coming 12 months. One such fruit associated with abundance and prosperity is pomegranate. This colorful New Year cocktail will not just look good, but also tastes good.

• Ingredients – 1-liter Pomegranate juice, 1 bottle Champagne, 250 ml Orange juice, 250 ml Lemonade.

• Combine all the ingredients in a punch bowl and mix   

• Pour into a glass. Decorate the rim with colored sugar or garnish with Pomegranate seeds

• The sweetness of Pomegranate along with the sourness of the Lime and Orange is sure to provide the right punch

2. Champagne Citrus Sunrise

As you are probably going to watch the sun come up in the morning, celebrate New Year’s Eve with this tropical cocktail that is as good-looking as the view. In China, oranges and citrus fruits are given as gifts during New Year. In India, to lemon holds a very culturally important place.

• Ingredients – 4 teaspoons of dark Rum, 4 teaspoons of Orange juice, 2-3 dashes Lemon juice, 2-3 dashes Champagne, 2-3 dashes Passion Fruit syrup

• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well

• Strain into a glass and top up with attractive garnishes

• The goodness of citrus fruits combined into a perfect cocktail for New Year’s Eve

Champagne Citrus Sunrise – New Year Cocktails

3. Mojito

It is Cuba’s national drink and a very popular cocktail that contains the zesty flavor of mint. It has all the ingredients for a great party - enjoy it with your crew and usher in the New Year with style. The trick to making this classic cocktail is not hard.

• Ingredients – 50ml White Rum, 1 dash of soda water, 2 tsp Caster Sugar, 2 Lemon wedges, 1 sprig of mint

• Muddle sugar and lime wedges together in a class. Use a muddler to squeeze its flavor

• Muddle the mint as well

• Add ice, White Rum, and soda

• Stir with a spoon and add a sprig of mint to garnish

All time favorite cocktail for new year – Mojito

4. Strawberry Peach Sangria

Sangria is one of the best party drinks. Combine the deliciousness of strawberries, peach along with champagne for a wholesome cocktail drink for New Year’s Eve party.

• Ingredients - 4 Strawberries, 1 Peach,  1 teaspoon Sugar, 6 teaspoons Peach Schnapps, 1/2 cup Wine, soda and ice to top it off

• In a cocktail shaker add quartered peach and strawberries and muddle along with sugar to break it up

• Add both wine and schnapps. Add ice.

• Shake to combine

• Pour into a glass. Top off with soda and garnish with fresh Strawberry and Peach

5. Margarita

One of the most popular cocktails of all time, this simple and classy cocktail is always liked by all. Add a dash of salt to the glass rims and serve it up with a twist. Learn how to make it at home

• Ingredients – 45ml Tequila, 15ml Cointreau, 15ml Lime Juice, 1 Wedge Lime, 15ml Sugar Syrup

• Rim the glass with salt. Dip Lemon is salt and put it on the glass rims

• Fill the cocktail shaker with all the ingredients and shake it up

• Add ice and shake. Strain in the glass

• Garnish according to your taste. Use Orange, Lemon

Classic cocktail recipe for new year’s eve party

6. Jello Shots

Jellies are a childhood favorite and who doesn’t like these wriggly treats? Add a pop of color as you whip up flavorful and colorful jello shots.

• Ingredients - Jello powder or Gelatin, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 cup Vodka/Gin

• Boil water and add jello powder to the boiling water

• Stir until it gets completely dissolved in the water

• Combine the liquor and cold water and place in refrigerator so that they are at a consistent temperature

• Add this mixture into the jello mix

• Pour into shot glasses

• Decorate the rim of shot glasses with colored sugar

7. Basil Mo-Tea-Tos

For the health conscious green tea lovers, here is the perfect cocktail recipe for the New Year ’s Eve party. The goodness of green tea along with herbilicous Basil served along with rum is sure to become a big hit at your party.

• Ingredients—2 cups chilled Green tea, 1 cup Rum, 1 Lime, 6 Basil sprigs, 1/4 cup Sugar, 1 cup chilled soda

• In a pitcher, muddle Lime, Basil and Sugar

• Stir in the Green Tea and Rum

• Just before serving, add soda and pour into ice-filled glasses

• Garnish with Basil leaves for a dashing touch

8. Midnight Kick

A cocktail drink to kick off the New Year, Midnight Kick is the perfect shot to take with friends. The flavor of cinnamon along with the all-time favorite tequila and orange gives this drink a unique taste.

• Ingredients – 2 tsp powdered Cinnamon. 1/4 cup Tequila, 1/4 cup Orange juice, 1 slice Orange

• Combine the Tequila, Orange juice and ice in a shaker

• Strain the drink into the shot glass

• Wet the rim of the shot glass with Orange slice and then rim the glass with powdered Cinnamon. Garnish with the Orange slice

• Viola, slam the shot and bite the Orange to finish it up

Popular New Year Cocktail - Midnight Kick

9. Bloody Mary

This spunky and spicy cocktail is a crowd pleaser. The spicy undertones of Tabasco sauce with the tang of Tomato juice and Vodka is sure to spice up the New Year ’s Eve party

• Ingredients - 45ml Vodka, 150ml Tomato juice, 15ml Lime juice, a wedge of Lime, 1/4tsp Wooster sauce, 1tsp Tabasco sauce

• Add Tomato juice, sauces, Lime juice and combine together. Squeeze a wedge of Lemon to it

• Stir in the vodka and some ice cubes

• Strain it into a tall glass

• Rim the glass with Salt and garnish with a Green chilly

Bloody Mary Cocktail for New Year’s Eve Party

10. Cosmopolitan

A fun fruity cocktail that is sure to be a hit with the girls. Make this blush red concoction and impress the girls with this cocktail for your New Year ’s Eve party.

• Ingredients - 45ml Vodka, 45ml Cranberry juice, 2 Wedges Lime, Slice of Orange

• Add all ingredients in a shaker. Squeeze the Lime wedges and drop it in

• Add ice and shake it

• Strain into a martini glass

• Take small peel of Orange and flame it to extract oil essence. Drop it in the drink

• Garnish with Orange slice

Let’s get the party going with these enchanting cocktail recipes for New Year ’s Eve party. Serve up these cocktails and let your guests go gaga over it. From earthy teas to jello shots, these cocktails are sure to be a raging hit.