7 New Years Eve Drinks and Cocktails Menu to Cheer The Year

Last Updated on December 10, 2024 by Paola Castillo

Let’s cheer with some New Years Eve drinks for this wonderful new year ahead! This year has been filled with amazing thrilling opportunities and memories, and the reward is making it to New Years Eve. It’s time to have an exclusive New Years Eve shenanigan, so let us help you craft the most majestic New Years Eve drinks!

We can feel the hesitation; maybe you’re thinking this will cost the arm and leg of Gatsby. However, we can assure you that these tasty New Years Eve drinks can be inexpensive. Often, the presentation of your New Years Eve drinks is just as mindfully delectable as the actual taste. So, let’s make your New Years Eve drinks the star of the celebration!

New Years Eve Drinks Menu

A New Years Eve drinks menu is the perfect way to set the tone for an unforgettable celebration. Start with sparkling options like classic Champagne or Prosecco, or spice it up with creative New Years Eve drinks such as Champagne cocktails featuring elderflower, pomegranate, or cranberry. Offer a selection of signature New Years Eve drinks, like martinis, mojitos, or winter-inspired options such as spiced apple cider sangria.

Don’t forget non-alcoholic New Years Eve drinks, including mocktails or sparkling juices, to cater to all guests. For a cozy vibe, serve hot New Years Eve drinks, like mulled wine or spiked hot chocolate. Garnish every New Years Eve drink with festive touches like rosemary sprigs, citrus slices, or edible glitter. A well-curated New Years Eve drinks menu will ensure everyone toasts the new year in style!

Rumberry Punch

Oh, darlings, this crafty cocktail is sure to spice up your festivities and your tastebuds. Here’s what you need:

• Dark Rum
• Cranberry Juice
• Ginger Ale or Sprite

This is a drink you want to keep chilled, including the rum, before serving. A little pro tip if you’re short on time is to keep ice in the glass and then dump it out when you’re ready to pour the final drink.

This particular drink has such a gorgeous dark purple hue to it that it simply looks whimsically haunting for any New Years Eve party.

Peachy Sangria

This drink takes on a classic drink and gives it a makeover perfect for your upscale cocktail situation. Grab the following ingredients:

• Premade Sangria Bottle
• 250ml peach schnapps
• 4 tbsp golden caster sugar
• 2 sliced limes and 2 sliced oranges
• 500ml soda water
• Ice, to serve

This is another one best served chilled, and the best part is you can make this big batch and place it in the fridge before the party starts. I believe when you start mixing sangria with other things, you should make it the day before. Why do you ask? You want all the flavors of the juice and sangria to mix.

Pro tip: Do not add any fruit to this drink and then leave it overnight. Eventually, the fruit loses the aesthetic appeal, and then the drink just tastes funky – and not the good kind of funky. In addition, if you decide to leave glassware out, ring the rims with sugar to have the lovely winter aesthetic, which will add some more sweetness to this peachy keen drink.

Confetti Champagne

What is a New Years Eve drinks menu without champagne? Champagne is such a great drink to have because it truly enhances so many juices and other things that are warm and positively lovely. This year needs some sparkles, so why not confetti? Let’s grab these ingredients:

• 1/3 c. assorted Pop Rocks
• 6 oz. vanilla vodka
• 1 bottle of Champagne (or Prosecco)
• 1 (20 oz.) bottle of Sprite
• Vanilla frosting container

Directions

1. Place all pop rocks on a small shallow plate and mix with a fork.
2. Wet the rim with vanilla frosting, but be mindful to use a nice thin and even coat. Then dip in pop rocks.
3. Repeat until all rims are coated.

You may want to place these in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so the frosting isn’t a huge mess for you or your guests…or maybe you’re about messes; if so, then we love that journey for you.

Add an ounce of vanilla vodka to each glass. Divide champagne evenly between glasses and then top with Sprite. Serve chilled.

Champagne Margaritas

Real talk, we’re gluttons for margaritas. More real talk, and so are most people since margaritas are the gateway of cocktails. Now is your opportunity to class up those college drinking days but still retain that fun, carefree attitude that comes with drinking margaritas. Let’s make sure you have the following:

• 1/2 c. fresh lime juice
• 1 c. silver or gold tequila
• 1/2 c. orange liqueur
• 1 bottle of champagne (about 3 cups)
• Lime wedges, for rim
• Salt or sugar, for rim
• Fruit of your choice

Directions

1. Rub the lime around the rims and then either place salt or sugar on the rim.
2. Next, mix all the liquids and pour them evenly into each glass.

Sometimes we like to be extra, ok…that was a lie.

We do love to be extra all the time, so we usually pick some fruit to pair and then place it in the glass for this yummy drink. Strawberries and cherries are super fun, and they look beautiful in this drink.

Dandy Jack Frost

Oh, Jack Frost, you will always have that mischievous energy that amps up during New Years Eve. This drink may turn your lips blue, but honestly, if you’re wearing red lipstick, that means you’ll have beautiful purple lips. This drink you want to make fresh and serve ASAP because like Jack Frost he will melt if you don’t! Let’s grab all these fun things!

• 1 c. vodka
• 1 c. Prosecco
• 1/2 c. Blue Curaçao
• 1/2 c. lemonade
• 6 c. ice
• Lemon wedge, for rimming
• White or blue sanding sugar, for rimming

Directions

1. Combine vodka, Prosecco, blue curaçao, lemonade, and ice in a blender.
2. Blend until combined.
3. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of each glass then dip in sanding sugar.
4. Pour frosting into rimmed glasses and enjoy!

New Years Kiss

This drink is such a beautiful shade of red that Dexter would be proud to drink it. Oftentimes, we forget these basic and brilliant drinks. This upscale drink with garnish truly enhances any cocktail gathering. Hop to it and grab these basic ingredients:

• 1 ounce berry-flavored vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces of pomegranate juice
• 3 1/2 ounces Champagne

Garnish: skewered raspberries and vegan chocolate chips

Directions

1. Ready? Mix all the liquids and then put them into a chilled glass.
2. Then add some skewed raspberries and, if you want to be extra (we do), add some vegan chocolate chips in the center of your raspberry.

Wake Me Up Juice

This drink is sure to put some pep in your step and not to mention is lovely to look at! Let’s be honest: once you hit a certain age, staying up past 10 without a nap may seem like an impossible task. Well, have no fear, as we present to you the perfect pick-me-up that you can make with or without alcohol. Let’s grab the following:

• 1 part Jackson Morgan Salted Caramel
• 3 parts coffee or get yourself some nitro cold brew
• caramel sauce
• Sugar for the rim
• A splash of Baileys or Kahlua.

Directions

1. Grab a glass and wet the rim with water or pull out that handy frosting trick we taught you.
2. Allow the sugar to coat the rim. To be extra fancy, you can even use colored sugar like red or green.
3. Combine everything and serve chilled. If you do decide to use hot coffee, wait until it cools before you serve it.

Final words…

No matter what kind of New Years Eve drinks and classy cocktails you want at your place, remember that the best thing is being able to put an amazing year behind you. Whether you’re sipping on New Years Eve drinks with friends, enjoying a quiet night alone, or toasting with family, focus on spending some time with your loved ones or maybe just yourself. New Years Eve drinks are all about decadence and class, and you are worthy of a celebration that would make the Queen jealous. So, pour your favorite New Years Eve drinks, raise your glass, and toast to the year ahead!